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Flag Day in the Cortile (1925)
On June 14th, 1908, a number of postal employees met on the Building's second floor balcony to sing the "Star Spangled Banner" before the American flag.
It was this patriotic tradition that took place at the Old Post Office that evolved into the celebration of Flag Day.
In subsequent years, postal employees expanded this tradition by hanging each state's flag in the cortile on this day and a seven-story American flag there during the other days of the year.
Coincidentally, June 14th is also the birthday of the hotel's developer, Donald J. Trump.
[Can you believe the self-centered douche actually had this on the sign?] |