Peacock Alley

Etymology
The main corridor connecting the two buildings comprising the was given this nickname by the press in New York City in reference to wealthy patrons (especially women) who would go there to show off their finery (compare ). The name then came to refer generically to the foyer of any such upper-class hotel, or similar gathering place. First appears c. 1904 in Real New York by.

Noun

 * 1) Any of a number of specific named hotel foyers, first and most notably that of the  in New York City.
 * 2)  Any hotel foyer or similar area where upper-class women congregate in order to be seen.
 * 1)  Any hotel foyer or similar area where upper-class women congregate in order to be seen.
 * 1)  Any hotel foyer or similar area where upper-class women congregate in order to be seen.