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Looking Into the Past: Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC

Looking Into the Past: Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC

Other than the Willard (the imposing structure on the left - one of the most beautiful buildings in Washington), everything here is gone. Instead, we have a crapass ugly Marriott. Wonderful. The building that is on the far right in the original photo is the original Washington Post building. Be sure to check out this Shorpy thread to get more info on all the businesses that used to occupy this block. I don't have this aligned properly because the square that the original shot was taken from is gone, and alignment was impossible. Original image taken in 1920, courtesy of the Library of Congress, and discovered via Shorpy. Please like this project on Facebook!

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