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The Mayfair, a lively 1930s Washington night spot

The Short Happy Life of the Washington Auditorium

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, America's "Greatest Monstrosity"

The Heyday of German Restaurants in Washington

How Sweet It Was: Washington's Great Caterer-Confectioners

The George Washington Memorial, an elegant convention hall that was never built

The Arcade in Columbia Heights, “Washington’s Madison Square Garden"

Prohibition Paradise on Thomas Circle: Le Paradis Restaurant

The Pension Building, Montgomery Meigs' Eccentric Masterpiece

Ciro Gallotti and the rise of DC's Italian restaurants

Atmospheric view east from the Willard Hotel, circa 1905