Washington Hilton
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{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = Washington Hilton
| image = Hilton Washington - Connecticut Avenue.JPG
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| location = 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia
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| developer = Uris Buildings Corporation
| architect = William B. Tabler Architects
| operator = Hilton Worldwide
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| number_of_restaurants = Four Oaks, McClellan's Sports Bar
| number_of_rooms = 1,070
| number_of_suites = 47
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| floors = 12
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| website = {{Official website|https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/dcawhhh-washington-hilton/}}
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The Washington HiltonSee, e.g., [http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/content/view/2358/28/ Big Ballroom at the Washington Hilton, Albuquerque Journal online edition, February 3, 2007]; [http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2006/03/30/publiceye/entry1458326.shtml Hillary Profita, Behind The Scenes Of History: Covering The President On March 30, 1981, CBS News, March 30, 2006]; [http://yellowpages.washingtonpost.com/Spa+At+The+Washington+Hilton.327671.4320600.home.html The Spa at the Washington Hilton, Washingtonpost.com]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}See generally [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22the+washington+hilton%22 Google Search: "The Washington Hilton"] is a Hilton 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.
History
The Washington Hilton, located on the former site of the Oak Lawn estate, was designed by architect William B. TablerDunlap, David W. "William B. Tabler Sr., Architect of Hilton Hotels, Dies at 89." New York Times. February 10, 2004. and developed by Uris Buildings Corporation.Kihss, Peter. "Harold Uris, Skyscraper Developer and Philanthropist, Is Dead At 76." New York Times. March 29, 1982. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 25, 1962{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-3dS2gp7lQIC&q=%22washington+hilton%22+march+25%2C+1965&pg=SL1-PA1779|title = Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress|last1 = Congress|first1 = United States|date = March 1965}} and the hotel officially opened three years later, on March 25, 1965. The hotel structure features a distinctive double-arched design. It long sported the largest pillar-less hotel ballroom in the city. Numerous large events have been regularly hosted at the Hilton Washington, including the annual dinners of the White House Correspondents Association and the Radio and Television Correspondents Association, as well as the National Prayer Breakfast.
During the 1960s and 1970s, the hotel hosted a number of big musical acts for concerts in their large ballroom, including The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.{{cite web|title=Ladies and Gentlement, From Los Angeles, California ... The Doors!|date=13 January 2012|url=http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/13/ladies-and-gentlemen-from-los-angeles-california-the-doors/|publisher=Ghosts of DC|access-date=27 January 2012}}{{cite web|title=Hendrix Plays the Washington Hilton (1968)|url=http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/08/hendrix-plays-the-washington-hilton-1968/|publisher=Ghosts of DC|access-date=27 January 2012}} In 1972 it was home to the first International Conference on Computer Communications which demonstrated new ARPANET technology.
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. As a result, the hotel is sometimes colloquially referred to by locals as the Hinckley Hilton.[http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/15/mayor/index.html Harry Jaffe, Prepping for the protests, Salon.com, April 15, 2000]{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-07-17-national-pastime-excerpt_x.htm|title=Barry Svrluga, National Pastime (2006), excerpted at}}{{Cite web |url=http://denisdutton.com/press_dinner.htm |title=Denis Dutton, The White House Press Correspondents' Dinner, Sunday Star Times (New Zealand), May 7, 2006 |access-date=August 15, 2007 |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011044911/http://denisdutton.com/press_dinner.htm |url-status=dead }}
The hotel was renamed the Hilton Washington in 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Hotels-Capitalize-On-Capital-s-Convention-Center|title=Hotels Capitalize on Capital's Convention Center}} It was purchased in June 2007 by an investment firm jointly owned by former professional basketball star Magic Johnson. From 2009–2010 it underwent a $150 million renovation. When that was completed, the hotel returned to its original name.{{cite web| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/quick_news/2010/05/washington_hilton_restoration_completed.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100607121322/http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/quick_news/2010/05/washington_hilton_restoration_completed.html| archive-date = 2010-06-07| title = Washington Hilton restoration completed – Washington Business Journal}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Hilton Washington}}
- [https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/dcawhhh-washington-hilton/ Official site]
- [http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/13/ladies-and-gentlemen-from-los-angeles-california-the-doors/ Ladies and Gentlement, From Los Angeles, California ... The Doors!] – 1967 Doors concert at Washington Hilton
- [http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/08/hendrix-plays-the-washington-hilton-1968/ Hendrix Plays the Washington Hilton (1968)] – 1968 Jimi Hendrix concert at the Washington Hilton and review from the Washington Post
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