On July 21 , 1972 , American Airlines leased the Americana of New York from Loews , as well as the City Squire Motor Inn across the street , and the Americana Hotels in Bal Harbour , Florida , and San Juan , Puerto Rico , for a period of thirty years . American merged the hotels with their existing Sky Chefs Hotels chain , and marketed all the properties under the Americana Hotels brand . The hotel served as Democratic headquarters for the 1976 Democratic National Convention and 1980 Democratic National Convention . The hotel also hosted the 1974 NFL Draft
1980 Democratic National Convention
1980 Democratic National Convention
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel