Judge, 1930-09-13 · page 6 of 36
Judge — September 13, 1930 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not satire or editorial content. It promotes the Barbizon-Plaza hotel located at Central Park South and 101 West 58th Street in New York City. The ad emphasizes the hotel's cultural appeal and convenient location overlooking Central Park. The illustration depicts a tall building with desert scenery and mounted figures below—likely evoking a romanticized "cultural" theme, though the specific reference is unclear. The copy highlights amenities: Continental breakfast delivered to rooms, studio apartments at various rates ($18-45 weekly), and proximity to public transportation. It notes the hotel operates under the same management as the famous Barbizon Hotel at 140 East 63rd Street. There is **no political satire or cartoon commentary** on this page—it's a straightforward hospitality advertisement typical of Judge magazine's commercial content.
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cultural hotel in a horticultural setting The BARBIZON-PLAZA, runsing through placed ina recess in your door without disturbing | from 58th to 59th, overlooks all of Central Park, you while shaving, bathing, or dressing . . . from the upper floors, and overlooks the best ready the minute you want i: part of it from the Sixth Avenue facade . . . Handy to surface car or subway, and midway Room, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST and_ Privat: between a bus and a bridle path! Bath . + + + $1B to $45 Weekly And every morning the Continental Breakfast is STUDIO APARTMENTS. yearly, $1800 to $5009 sent to your room .. . delivered silently and TRANSIENT RATES . . $3.00 to $6.00 per day gratuitously . . . no waiting—no waiter... Refer ces Required BARBIZON-PLAZA central park south +101 wert 58th street new york Under the same management—the internationally famous Barbizon Hotel et 140 East 63rd Street ates $14.—$22. weekly. William H. Silk, Director comicbooks.com