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Take a Trip Down Memory Lane: Peacock Alley in the Willard Hotel

Take a break from the negative news and take a trip down memory lane with this cool photo of Peacock Alley in the Willard Hotel. Date unknown, but estimated to be from the 1920s.

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We’re all cooped up consuming an inordinate amount of negative news staring at the tube. How about some cool photos and imagery of days gone by to take your mind off of what’s happening, even if just for a minute.

Here’s a cool one of the Willard Hotel showing Peacock Alley, the long hallway through the hotel up to the F St. entrance. The date is unknown, but I’m guessing maybe the 1920s? What do you think?

(Dig DC)

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