[PGR88]

When my grandfather went to work in DC in the early 1930s out of college, he would see Vice President John Nance Garner and cabinet officials regularly having lunch at a tavern he would also eat at.

That was before Washington DC became the Imperial City.

Now its the Forbidden City.

[livius]

“That was before Washington DC became the Imperial City.
Now its the Forbidden City.”

Beautifully put.