Modern Federal · Hotels

Two key figures responsible for saving and restoring the grand Willard Hotel, which reopened in 1986. To the left is Henry "Hank" Berliner, chairman of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, or PADC, which helped renovate much of the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the right is Oliver T. Carr, Jr., whose development firm renovated the historic hotel in Washington, D.C.

Washington (d.c.) · 1850–1939

Two key figures responsible for saving and restoring the grand Willard Hotel, which reopened in 1986. To the left is Henry "Hank" Berliner, chairman of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, or PADC, which helped renovate much of the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the right is Oliver T. Carr, Jr., whose development firm renovated the historic hotel in Washington, D.C., Washington (d.c.), 1850–1939
Two key figures responsible for saving and restoring the grand Willard Hotel, which reopened in 1986. To the left is Henry "Hank" Berliner, chairman of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, or PADC, which helped renovate much of the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. To the right is Oliver T. Carr, Jr., whose development firm renovated the historic hotel in Washington, D.C., Washington (d.c.), 1850–1939. Hotels — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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