A Historical Look at the Old Post Office Pavilion, Now the Waldorf Astoria

Published April 25, 2019

Take a look at the Old Post Office Pavilion, now the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. Learn how the building's ownership and purpose have changed over the years.

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Here is the lovely Old Post Office Pavilion, formerly the Trump Hotel and now the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Ave.

RU007355 - Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection, 1919-1924, Smithsonian Institution Archives — Old Post Office Pavilion in 1919 – Source: Smithsonian

Posted in Notable People & Places
and tagged 1910s

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