Photo of Willard Hotel Undergoing Major Renovation
This is an aerial image of the Willard Hotel undergoing major renovations in the 1980s. Source: Library of Congress
Incredible 1904 Photo of the Willard Hotel
This is one of the best photos we’ve uncovered in quite a while. Click on it for more. This is the new Willard Hotel around this year 1904. What a beautiful building, which thankfully...
Old Time Willard Hotel Room Service Menu
How cool is this find? We dug up this great old menu for the Willard Hotel’s room service at Discover DC History. Click on them for more details. This appears to be from the...
Photos of the New Willard Hotel in the Early 1900s
Here is a great series of photos taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. They show the New Willard around the time of its completion in 1904. Source: Library of Congress
Lost National Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue
In keeping with the hotel theme this week, we wanted to share a little bit about the National Hotel, formerly situated at 6th and Pennsylvania Ave., across from where the Indian Queen was. The...
1976 View of Willard Hotel Renovation
Here’s a great old photo from 1976. It shows the Willard Hotel, looking northwest across 14th St. Source: Library of Congress
The New Willard Hotel in 1904
Here is a great old photo to close out the day. This is the Willard Hotel in 1904, viewed looking up 14th St. to the right and Pennsylvania Ave. to the left. Click on...
Police Save Soldier From Suicide Leap at the Willard
Here’s a crazy story for you from the 1940s. This was published in the Washington Post on June 4th, 1949. A young Air Force private was grabbed from a ninth-floor ledge of the Willard...
View from the Willard Hotel’s Roof
Wow. I think this photo speaks for itself. What an amazing shot of what would become Federal Triangle.