We’re actually home from Washington, D.C., but I had some more thoughts to share, so there will be a couple more posts.
Our hotel in Washington, D.C., the Omni Shoreham, has seen some things.
Rudy Vallee played the grand opening. The Beatles and Sinatra have been there. Bill Clinton had an inaugural ball there.
And baseball teams in town to play the Senators used to stay there. Right in the front window, along with other notes to the hotel’s past, is the story of the Yankees throwing Joe DiMaggio a surprise party there to celebrate his 56-game hitting streak.
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