Titanic victim's legacy lives on
John Jacob Astor IV, who was one of the richest men in America, went down with the ship.
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The St. Regis
Drexel believes he would have been pleased with the way his legacy has been preserved at the St. Regis. If he had survived the sinking, she believes he would have built many more hotels in his lifetime.
"It makes me proud to speak of him," she said. "I wish I'd known him. I wish my dad had known him. I think that's the saddest — that dad never had a chance to meet him."
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