OPO Redevelopment is an independent publication about the Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC: its history, its architecture and its long redevelopment.
An independent site
From 2012 the web address oporedevelopment.com was used for public information about the federal redevelopment of the Old Post Office. That information programme has ended. This site is a new, independent project that keeps the history alive. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or speaking for the U.S. General Services Administration, the National Park Service or any other government agency, any hotel, hotel brand or owner of the building, or the Trump Organization. We do not publish official notices, take public comments or provide official documents. For anything official, contact the relevant agency directly.
Where our information comes from
Many of the historical and architectural facts on the building pages come from public-domain federal sources, such as the building's 1973 National Register nomination and the public information published during the 2011–2014 redevelopment, rewritten here as history. Later events follow published press reports and agency announcements; where figures were reported rather than confirmed, we say so. Photographs are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.
What we cover
- The building: overview, history and architecture.
- Redevelopment: the timeline from 2008 to 2026.
- NEPA and Section 106, explained for general readers.
- History & Architecture and The Building Today.
- Casinos & Wagers: the gambling stories connected with the building, its developer and its city, written in a neutral tone.
Corrections and suggestions are welcome through our contact page.