Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel
According to frequent guest and former president Harry S. Truman, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's second best address." Since opening its doors in 1925, the hotel's history has been tied to the history if the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the history of the nation itself.
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Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel
According to frequent guest and former president Harry S. Truman, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's second best address." Since opening its doors in 1925, the hotel's history has been tied to the history if the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the history of the nation itself.
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Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel

Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel

by Keith McClinsey
Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel

Washington D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel

by Keith McClinsey

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According to frequent guest and former president Harry S. Truman, the Mayflower Hotel is "Washington's second best address." Since opening its doors in 1925, the hotel's history has been tied to the history if the nation's capital and, in many ways, to the history of the nation itself.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738525129
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/22/2007
Series: Postcards of America
Pages: 15
Product dimensions: 5.75(w) x 4.25(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author


In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Keith McClinsey explores the hotel's past.

Table of Contents


"The Fifth Avenue of Washington, D.C."     9
The Mayflower Sets Sail: 1925-1933     21
The Roosevelt Years and World War II: 1933-1945     43
"Washington's Second Best Address": 1945-1960     59
A Modern and Efficient Mayflower: 1960-1980     87
Restoration of the Grande Dame: 1982-2006     109
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