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appalachiablue

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9. Jeff Bezos just bought the biggest house in DC, under renovation. 25 Bathrooms.
Fri May 4, 2018, 12:24 AM
May 2018

Town & Country, "Jeff Bezos is Renovating the Biggest House in Washington, DC," April 24, 2018.

The mansion was built in 1912 by architect John Russell Pope. It was was the former Textile Museum. The property is located at 2320 S St. NW, in the Kalorama neighborhood where the Obamas and other prominent residents live off Mass. Ave., near Embassy Row.
Plans for *25 Bathrooms are raising questions; 10 Bedrooms, 27,000 sq. ft., $23 Mill. purchase.

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/news/a9234/jeff-bezos-house-washington-dc/

Gilded Age, Part II
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/05/08/thomas-piketty-new-gilded-age/



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I really do hate blood sucking octopuses...............hedge fund mangers turbinetree May 2018 #1
New May edition, saw today in the store. Amazon & Jeff in DC, and all over. Hmm.. appalachiablue May 2018 #3
Jeff Bezos just bought the biggest house in DC, under renovation. 25 Bathrooms. appalachiablue May 2018 #9
25 bathrooms. SergeStorms May 2018 #11
They do have a presence alright, and have made a mountain. See #3. appalachiablue May 2018 #5
Yet cities are falling all over themselves offering DeminPennswoods May 2018 #2
Small town of Coffeyville,Ks did back in 99 and Amazon put a hurtin on them.... Bengus81 May 2018 #13
Jeff, Corgigal May 2018 #4
It would cost that man less than a day's salary to fix Flint's water issue. Hong Kong Cavalier May 2018 #6
I noticed that "winnings" thing, too. Jedi Guy May 2018 #14
Agreed. I would totally buy more things from Amazon if he treated his workers better... Hong Kong Cavalier May 2018 #22
The head tax worries other Seattle tech cos., not just Amazon per this poster: appalachiablue May 2018 #7
Whenever possible, alwaysinasnit May 2018 #8
+1 CountAllVotes May 2018 #15
Thanks for making me feel welcome. alwaysinasnit May 2018 #16
Your are very welcome CountAllVotes May 2018 #17
Bezos Could Write A Check Himself And Eliminate Homelessness In Seattle And Not Even Miss The Money PaulX2 May 2018 #10
+1,000 !! CountAllVotes May 2018 #18
He owns 85M shares,that means today his shares are worth another $844 MILLION as of noon. Bengus81 May 2018 #20
He's raised the price of his em..."free" second day shipping by $50.00 in just 3-4 years. Bengus81 May 2018 #12
Amazon Prime price increases Smickey May 2018 #19
Yep,saw that the other day Bengus81 May 2018 #21
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