This great series of advertisements from the papers shows the Cairo Hotel back in the result 1900s. How about a room for $45 a month?
The Cairo is one of the gems of Washington, D.C. and is an amazing building to see if you haven’t had the chance to visit it. Here’s a cool ad from 1906 for the building!
Take a look back in time and check out the Washington Times pocket directory of apartments from 1914. Some of the buildings are still around, so you can do your rent comparisons!
An incredible look back through time – take a glimpse of the past with this old photograph of the Cairo Building from the 1890s. Discover the history of this incredible structure.
This is the incredible story of Albert Deal, a Pennsylvania steamfitter who fell 120 feet down an elevator shaft at the Cairo Flats in 1894. Miraculously, he survived with only a sprained back! Find out the story behind this amazing tale.
There were a couple of requests a short while back to do a post on The Cairo, the most famous residential building in the city. You can Google it or check it out on Wikipedia, so no need to do the building’s history. I want to dig up the more anonymous stories of people associated with the building.
So, here’s one that I came across about a guy named Robert Muir. He was the Cairo Hotel’s manager back in the 1910s, about a little over 15 years into its existence.
Hawaiian ex-Queen Liliʻuokalani brings her spirit of aloha to Washington, captivating hearts with her grace and resilience. A tale of royalty and cultural heritage unfolds.
