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Designer Melissa Urdang Bodie waited more than a decade to use de Gournay’s Amazonia wallpaper.

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Owner Samantha Bateman’s new collection offers sweet and silly sentiments.

The iconic hotel reclaims its title as the “Grande Dame of Broad Street.”

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