Washington Hilton
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| Washington Hilton | |
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| Location | 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia |
| Opening date | 1965 |
| Developer | Uris Brothers |
| Architect | William B. Tabler Architects |
| Management | Hilton Worldwide |
| No. of restaurants | The District Line Restaurant, McClellan's Sports Bar |
| No. of rooms | 1,070 |
| of which suites | 47 |
| No. of floors | 12 |
| Website | http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DCAWHHH-Washington-Hilton-District-of-Columbia/index.do |
The Washington Hilton,[1][2] which was officially known as the Hilton Washington for a period in the early 21st century and is sometimes referred to ironically as the Hinckley Hilton[3][4][5] by locals, is a hotel in Washington, D.C. It is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., roughly at the boundaries of the Kalorama, Dupont Circle, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods.
The hotel was the site of the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981. The attempt occurred at the hotel's T Street NW exit.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ See, e.g., Big Ballroom at the Washington Hilton, Albuquerque Journal online edition, February 3, 2007; Hillary Profita, Behind The Scenes Of History: Covering The President On March 30, 1981, CBS News, March 30, 2006; The Spa at the Washington Hilton, Washingtonpost.com
- ↑ See generally Google Search: "The Washington Hilton"
- ↑ Harry Jaffe, Prepping for the protests, Salon.com, April 15, 2000
- ↑ Barry Svrluga, National Pastime (2006), excerpted at
- ↑ Denis Dutton, The White House Press Correspondents’ Dinner, Sunday Star Times (New Zealand), May 7, 2006
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- Ladies and Gentlement, From Los Angeles, California ... The Doors! - 1967 Doors concert at Washington Hilton
- Hendrix Plays the Washington Hilton (1968) - 1968 Jimi Hendrix concert at the Washington Hilton and review from the Washington Post
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