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Exploring the Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill in 1930s Washington, D.C.

  • Published May 21, 2014
The Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill, Washington, D.C.
Take a look back at the 1930s Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill in Washington, D.C., with a photo from the Library of Congress and an advertisement from The Washington Post.
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Here’s a photo that we found at the Library of Congress. It shows the old Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill in the late 1930s.

The Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill, Washington, D.C.
The Mayflower Coffee Shop and Grill, Washington, D.C.

Source: Library of Congress

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And here’s an advertisement for the hotel that we found in The Washington Post from 1939.

1939 Mayflower advertisement
1939 Mayflower advertisement

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