1968 photo of the Westgate Hotel under construction at 1055 2nd Avenue. Completed in 1970, it is a luxury boutique hotel filled with priceless antiques and appointments one would find in an elegant home. Designed as a re-creation of an anteroom in the Palace of Versailles, the Grand Lobby is noted for its magnificent antiques, Baccarat crystal chandeliers, Flemish and French tapestries and Persian carpets.