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1. HAY_201222_02.JPG: Given that the hotel overlooks Lafayette Park, they finally had a huge boost in room rentals and reporters covering the election moved in. I don't know if the long dragged-out nature of the protests helped or hurt occupancy.
2. HAY_201222_06.JPG: An open window for videoing.
3. HAY_201222_17.JPG: Later, they'd have to go back to putting a fence around the building as Proud Boys protests loomed.
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Wikipedia Description: Hay-Adams Hotel
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The Hay-Adams is a historic luxury hotel opened in 1928, located at 800 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C.. It south-fronts on Lafayette Square across from the White House.

Location

Lafayette Square and St. John's Episcopal Church, also known as the Church of the Presidents, are located across the street. The hotel is a contributing property to the Lafayette Square Historic District and a member of the Historic Hotels of America.

History

The hotel occupies the site where the 1885 homes of John Hay and Henry Adams once stood, at 16th and H Streets NW. In 1927, Washington developer Harry Wardman bought the property, razed the homes, and built a 138-room residential hotel, designed by architect Mihran Mesrobian in the Italian Renaissance style. The hotel opened in 1928 as The Hay-Adams House. Wardman's fortunes declined with the Great Depression, and he was forced to relinquish most of his hotel and apartment building empire in August 1930, with the exception of The Hay-Adams House. Finally, in 1932, Wardman defaulted on the hotel's loans, and it was sold at public auction to the Washington Loan and Trust Company.

Hotel magnate Julius Manger purchased the property in 1932 and renamed it the Manger Hay-Adams Hotel. He converted it to a transient hotel, remodeling the guest rooms and adding central air-conditioning. Manger owned 18 hotels in New York City, the Hotel Plaza in Chicago, the Manger Hotel at North Station in Boston. During the depression sought to increase his holdings in Washington, D.C., which he felt was a safe investment. He also purchased the Annapolis and Hamilton hotels in Washington. Manger resided at the Hay-Adams until his death in March 1937. At the time of his death, Manger was the largest independent hotel operator in the United States.

The Manger family sold the hotel to Washington developer Sheldon Magazine in 1973, and it was renamed The Hay-Adams. Magazine sold the ho ...More...
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2020 photos: Well, that was a year, wasn't it? The COVID-19 pandemic cut off most events here in DC after March 11 and then the BLM protests started followed by the child president trying to steal the election in November. Trump's handling of the pandemic has been a series of disastrous missteps and lies, encouraging his minions to not wear masks and increasing the deaths here. As the chant goes -- Hey, hey, POTUS-A; how many folks did you kill today? Number of photos taken this year: about 246,000, the fewest number of photos I had taken in any year since 2007.
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