Louis Keller
Encyclopedia
Louis Keller is best known as the German-American New Yorker
of wide social acquaintance who assembled and published the New York Social Register
, which first appeared in 1886. The registry for the Metropolitan National Horse Show, held at the original Madison Square Garden
on Madison Avenue and East 26th Street since 1883, listing its attendees and directors, formed part of the basis of Louis Keller's Social Register, which was far more inclusive than Ward McAllister
's "Four Hundred"— the number, reputedly, that could be accommodated in Mrs William Astor
's ballroom.
In 1895 Keller founded the Baltusrol Golf Club
on 500 acres (2 km²) he had bought in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
. He organized the Rahway Valley Railroad
in 1904 in order to transport passengers to his club.
New York City
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of wide social acquaintance who assembled and published the New York Social Register
Social Register
Specific to the United States, the Social Register is a directory of names and addresses of prominent American families who form the social elite, . The "Directory" automatically includes the President of the United States and the First Family, and in the past always included the U.S. Senators and...
, which first appeared in 1886. The registry for the Metropolitan National Horse Show, held at the original Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
on Madison Avenue and East 26th Street since 1883, listing its attendees and directors, formed part of the basis of Louis Keller's Social Register, which was far more inclusive than Ward McAllister
Ward McAllister
Samuel Ward McAllister was the self-appointed arbiter of New York society from the 1860s to the early 1890s.-Life and career:...
's "Four Hundred"— the number, reputedly, that could be accommodated in Mrs William Astor
William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
William Backhouse Astor, Jr. was a businessman and a member of the prominent Astor family.He was the ancestor of the U.S. branch of the Astor family, which came to an end in the male line at the end of the 20th century....
's ballroom.
In 1895 Keller founded the Baltusrol Golf Club
Baltusrol Golf Club
The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W...
on 500 acres (2 km²) he had bought in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Township of Springfield is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population increased to a record high of 15,817....
. He organized the Rahway Valley Railroad
Rahway Valley Railroad
The Rahway Valley Railroad was a shortline railroad in the Northeastern United States which connected the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Roselle Park and the Central Railroad of New Jersey in Cranford with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western in Summit...
in 1904 in order to transport passengers to his club.
External links
- John T. Cunningham, "New Jersey's Streak o' Rust", Trains Magazine October, 1950 (Rahway Valley Railroad)]