BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Old Post Office Tower -- Outside

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Description of Pictures: Having the huge "Coming 2016 Trump" sign on Pennsylvania Avenue always reminds me of an alternate reality. Joe McCarthy would be so proud! And then the nightmare became true...

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2. OPOST_160307_04.JPG: I have no idea what sort of maintenance they were doing up there but it was interesting to see. In fact, I'd had no idea if the window there had always been there or not.
3. OPOST_160820_01.JPG: Trump International Hotel Largest Luxury Ballroom in Washington, DC Trump International Hotel 263 Magnificent Rooms and Suites
4. OPOST_160820_05.JPG: Trump International Hotel The Spa by Ivanka Trump [tm] 10,000 sq. ft.
5. OPOST_160820_10.JPG: Trump International Hotel The Trump Townhouse DC's Largest Suite 6,300 sq. ft.
6. OPOST_160820_12.JPG: Trump International Hotel BLT Prime by David Burke
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8. OPOST_160820_17.JPG: P.O.
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10. OPOST_160820_27.JPG: The container protects the Benjamin Franklin statue
11. OPOST_160820_45.JPG: U.S.
12. OPOST_160820_47.JPG: P.O.
13. OPOST_160820_52.JPG: The spots were new
14. OPOST_161118_13.JPG: Trumpism 101 Winners -- Big Oil, Bullies, Bigots & Losers -- Our Future
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Wikipedia Description: Old Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.)
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The Old Post Office Pavilion is located the intersection of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC. Its strong arches, squat columns, and 315 ft-high tower make it the third tallest structure and the last major example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in the District of Columbia. Scarcely used as a post office, it has been rehabilitated today into office and retail space shared by the federal government and private businesses. The expansive interior atrium is now home to shops, entertainment space, and a food court.

National Park Service rangers from Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site provides tours of the Old Post Office Tower affording one of the most spectacular views of Washington from its 270 foot-high observation deck. The tower includes an exhibit room depicting the building's long struggle for survival. Visitors can also view the Bells of Congress, replicas of those at Westminster Abbey and given by the Ditchley Foundation to the United States to celebrate the 1976 U.S. bicentennial. The official bells of the United States Congress, they are one of the largest sets of change ringing bells in North America.

History:

In 1880, Congress approved the building of a new post office. By legend, the site was selected by Senator Leland Stanford of California; the new post office was hoped to revitalize the seedy neighborhood between the Capitol building and the White House. It was designed by Treasury official Willoughby J. Edbrooke in the style of Henry Hobson Richardson, and construction commenced in 1892. Edbrooke later designed the Landmark Center to serve Minnesota.

When completed in 1899, the massive edifice was the largest office building and first steel frame construction building in Washington. It was also the first federal building on Pennsylvania Avenue. During opening ceremonies, the postmaster of Washington fell to his deat ...More...
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2016 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Seven relatively short trips this year: a Civil War Trust conference in Gettysburg, PA, a trip out west for San Diego Comic-Con (including sites in Utah, Nevada, and California), a quick trip to Michigan for Uncle Wayne's funeral, a trip to West Point, NY for another Civil War Trust conference (visiting Manhattan on the way), two two-day return trips to Manhattan, NY, and a Civil Rights site trip to Alabama during the November elections. Being in places where people died to preserve the rights of minority voters made the Trumputin election even more depressing. Number of photos taken this year: just over 610,000.
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