Contents of Hotel Washington Being Liquidated

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WANT A PIECE OF HISTORY? Plenty of them are up for grabs now that the contents of the storied Hotel Washington, which closed in December, are being liquidated.

The hotel, located at 15th and F streets NW, will be remodeled and transformed into D.C.'s first W hotel over the next year. But before that, everything must go.

The liquidation sale started on Thursday and will last three weeks. As Agence France-Presse reports:

Shoppers who bought furnishings and memorabilia from the Hotel Washington not only snagged bargains but also earned bragging rights: in addition to Elvis, the hotel has hosted crooners Maurice Chevalier and Frank Sinatra, jazz great Duke Ellington, and a bevy of acting celebrities from Mickey Mouse to Marilyn Monroe.

One thing not for sale: The famous views of the White House and Washington Monument from the hotel's rooftop terrace.

» "Day One for the Money: Hotel Where Elvis Slept Holds Liquidation Sale" [AFP]

EARLIER:
» "Renovations May Enclose Hotel's Famed Rooftop" [Free Ride/Express]
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Photos by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images