The Mayflower Hotel opened on Connecticut Avenue in 1925 and quickly became one of Washington’s premier addresses. Presidents have held inaugural balls here, politicians have conducted backroom deals in its corridors, and the hotel has witnessed nearly a century of Washington life from its perch on the city’s grandest street. These posts explore the Mayflower’s storied history.
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.
Discover the residents of the Mayflower Hotel in 1940 with this collection of U.S. Census records from the same year. Click on each image to see a larger version and read through the names
FDR wrote his “Nothing to Fear” speech in suite 776, Monica Lewinsky stayed in room 860, and the Mayflower Hotel was nearly named the Walker.
Take a look at this old image of the Mayflower Hotel on Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC, some time in the mid to late 1920s. Learn more about this iconic hotel and its place in American history.
In September 1930, staff at the Mayflower Hotel found Lt. Col. Richard Creecy dead from a pistol shot and his wife dying from hatchet wounds inside a double-locked fifth-floor room. The coroner called it a suicide. Homicide detectives, the Marine Corps, and the Creecy family weren’t so sure.
