From: "Robert MacIntosh" <macbuccfo at msn.com>
To: WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Re: A DC hotels question
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:34:48 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

As I remember, there were no other weeks open. Each of the three hotels had
something going on that would have prevented us from doing the convention.
As to distance, going from the Omni-Marriot to the Hilton wouldn't be so bad
(mostly downhill). The other way... Can you say fandom would go head hunting
(after they recover their breath, natch). If all had gone in our favor, we
would have managed to put on a Worldcon, but I think it might be held in the
same regard as NolaCon and its ilk. It would have stopped everyone from
talking about Connie, which was still a rather sore subject to many in
fandom at the time.

Bob MacIntosh

>From: Eva Whitley <eva.whitley at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
>To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
>Subject: [WSFA] Re: A DC hotels question
>Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:20:13 -0500
>
>Robert MacIntosh wrote:
> > The bid for '92 included the Hilton, which about 1.5 miles further down
> > Connecticut Ave. That hotel has the space for the "Main Tent" functions,
> > allowing us to put dealers and art show in the Omni and Marriot (it were
>a
> > Sheraton then). Of course, even then traffic at rush hour on Connecticut
> > would have travel nearly impossible. Fortunately, the Sheraton got
>greedy
> > and saved our collective back sides. Why? Because there was no way in
>hell
> > it would have ever worked. We all went to MagiCon that year.
>
>I typed in the addresses for both the Marriott and the Hilton, and it
>came up with .8 miles (Google Maps, I think, or Mapquest).
>
>Is this why we didn't just go a week early after B'nai Brith booked our
>week? --Eva Whitley
>