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The Willard Hotel in 1976: Looking Northwest Across 14th Street

This 1976 photograph shows the Willard Hotel looking northwest across 14th Street, taken during the years the hotel sat vacant before its 73 million dollar renovation brought it back in 1986.

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Willard Hotel in 1976
Willard Hotel in 1976

Here’s a great old photo from 1976. It shows the Willard Hotel, looking northwest across 14th St.

Willard Hotel in 1976
Willard Hotel in 1976 (Library of Congress)

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Topics1970s · Willard Hotel

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