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Arts, entertainment and media


Fictional entities

* Astoria, ex-wife of Muppet character Waldorf * Astoria Greengrass, a ''Harry Potter'' character * Astoria Rapunzel, in Italian animated series ''
Regal Academy ''Regal Academy'' is an Italian animated series co-created by Iginio Straffi and Joanne Lee. The series was produced by the Rainbow studio, which at the time was co-owned by Straffi and Viacom. It premiered on Rai YoYo in Italy on May 22, 2016 ...
'' * Astoria, in comic book ''
Cerebus the Aardvark ''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series, created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes ...
'' * Astoria, a song by 40 Watt Sun


Music

* ''Astoria'' (Marianas Trench album) 2015 * ''Astoria'', a 2006 album by
The Shys The Shys were a five piece indie rock band from Southern California. Their line-up consisted of Kyle Krone, Chris Wulff, Riley Stephenson, and Ryan Hansen. Their debut CD, ''Astoria'', was released on Sire Records on July 11, 2006. Their most po ...
* '' Astoria: Portrait of the Artist'', a 1990 album by Tony Bennett


Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

* ''Astoria'' (book), by Washington Irving, an 1836 account of the founding of Astoria, Oregon * ''Astoria'' (film), a 2000 American drama film * ''Astoria'', a play by Jura Soyfer (1912–1939)


Buildings

* Astoria–Megler Bridge, a bridge that connects Megler, Washington, to Astoria, Oregon *
Astoria (Amsterdam) Astoria is a Jugendstil office building at Keizersgracht 174–176 in Amsterdam, built in 1904–1905 as the headquarters of the Eerste Hollandsche Levensverzekerings Bank insurance company. The building, at the intersection of the Keizersgrach ...
, a Jugendstil Office building in the Netherlands *
Astoria, Stockholm Astoria was a cinema in Stockholm, located on Nybrogatan, a street in the Östermalm district. When it closed, it was one of the last single screen cinemas in Stockholm. It was the flagship of the Astoria Cinemas chain which declared bankruptcy i ...
, a cinema in Sweden * Astoria Theatre, Brighton, in England * Hotel Astoria, the name of several hotels *
London Astoria The London Astoria was a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England, that operated from 1976 to 2009. Originally a warehouse during the 1920s, the building became a cinema and ballroom. It was converted for use as a theatre in t ...
, a former music venue in England *
Kaufman Astoria Studios The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a film studio located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The studio was constructed for Famous Players–Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Theater District. The property was ...
, in New York City, United States


Places


United States

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Astoria, Illinois Astoria is an incorporated town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 929 at the 2020 census. It was originally laid out as the town of Washington in 1836, relocated as Vienna in 1837, and renamed as Astoria in 1839. The ...
** Astoria Township, Fulton County, Illinois * Astoria, Missouri *
Astoria, Queens Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Queens, Long Island C ...
, New York **
Astoria Boulevard Astoria Boulevard is an important east–west commercial street in Astoria and East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. It runs from 1st Street at the East River to the World's Fair Marina on Flushing Bay, where it merges with Northern Boule ...
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Astoria Boulevard station The Astoria Boulevard station (also known as Astoria Boulevard–Hoyt Avenue station) is an express metro station, station on the BMT Astoria Line of the New York City Subway. Located on 31st Street between Astoria Boulevard and the Grand Centra ...
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Astoria Park Astoria Park is a public park in the Astoria, Queens, Astoria neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The park is situated on the eastern shore of the Hell Gate, a strait of the East River, between Ditmars Boulevard to the north and Hoyt Avenu ...
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Astoria, Oregon Astoria is a Port, port city in and the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the ...
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Fort Astoria Fort Astoria (also named Fort George) was the primary Fur trade, fur trading post of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company (PFC). A maritime contingent of PFC staff was sent on board the ''Tonquin (1807 ship), Tonquin'', while another party tra ...
, fur trading post of the Pacific Fur Company **
Astoria Regional Airport Astoria Regional Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in Warrenton, three miles southwest of Astoria, in Clatsop County, Oregon. The airport is owned by the Port of Astoria and is the home of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. The ...
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Astoria, South Dakota Astoria is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census. History Astoria was platted in 1900. The town was named after Astoria, Oregon. A post office has been in operation at Astoria since 1900. ...
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Astoria Canyon Astoria Canyon is a submarine canyon 10 miles (16 km) offshore from the mouth of the Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana'' ...
, a submarine abyss near the mouth of the Columbia River


Other places

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Astoria, Budapest Astoria is the colloquial, unofficial name of a major road intersection in the Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European ...
, Hungary ** Astoria metro station * Astoria River, in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada


Ships

* ''Astoria'', later ''
Saga Pearl II Motor ship, MS ''Saga Pearl II'' was a cruise ship of about that was built in Germany by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft as the ''Astor'' in 1981. After short unsuccessful operations with two owners, she was bought by the East German government in ...
'', a cruise ship 2002–2010 * MV ''Astoria'', a passenger liner * , the name of several U.S. Navy vessels


Sports

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Astoria Bydgoszcz Astoria Bydgoszcz, also known as simply Astoria, is a Polish multi-sports club most known for the professional men's basketball team, based in Bydgoszcz. Currently playing in the I Liga and in the past in the FIBA Korać Cup. History In the 2018â ...
, or simply Astoria, a Polish multi-sports club * FC Astoria Walldorf, a German football club


Other uses

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Astoria (recording studio) ''Astoria'' is a grand houseboat moored on the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, between Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare and St Alban's Riverside. ''Astoria'' was built in 1911 for impresario Fred Karno ...
, a houseboat and recording studio * Astoria Bank, a former New York bank *
Astoria Cinemas Astoria Cinemas was a cinema chain that was started by people from Triangelfilm, Atlantic Film and S/S Falden which in April 2005 bought Sandrew Metronome's cinemas in Sweden. Sandrew's cinemas in Sweden has been for sale since August 2004 bec ...
, a former Swedish cinema chain * Cafe Astoria, a Western-style bakery in Taiwan * WCF Data Services, formerly ADO.NET Data Services, codename "Astoria"


See also

* * Astoria High School (disambiguation) * Astoria Line (disambiguation) * Astoria station (disambiguation) *
Waldorf-Astoria (disambiguation) Waldorf Astoria New York is a historic Manhattan hotel built in 1931. Waldorf-Astoria may also refer to: * Waldorf-Astoria (1893–1929), the predecessor of the current Waldorf Astoria New York * Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, a hospitality hot ...
* '' Astoria Grande'', a cruise ship from 2021 *
Astor family The Astor family achieved prominence in business sector, business, Socialite, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With Germans, German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to th ...
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John Jacob Astor John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting History of opiu ...
(1763–1848), after whom many things called ''Astoria'' are named {{disambiguation, geo