Fran O'Briens is not losing its lease because of this issue, lets be clear about that. The fact is that Fran O'Briens is not a draw for the Hilton and decided not to renew its lease. The only reason we are hearing anything about it is that they happen to serve meals to Vets. It should be noted that the compassionate Fran O'Briens signed this lease knowing full well that the restaurant was not accessible. In their further compassion they decided to host the event knowing that people would need to be carried. They could have simple moved the event to the other mediocre restaurants in the hotel.
I wanted to comment on a few points here. For the record, Fran O'Brien's was in it's current space LONG before it started up these "Friday Night Out" events (in Oct. 2003). They evolved organically. They began with a few guys recovering at Walter Reed commenting on what a great thing it would be if.... and it grew.
The ADA was passed while they were in their space. It was not relevant at the time they signed the original lease. for a fuller account of the access issue, you can go to Hilton Screws Hundreds at Friday Night Bash in DC.
The short answer is you have your chronology wrong and lack material facts. Hope that helps.
Fran O'Briens Forced Out Of Capitol Hilton
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I wanted to comment on a few points here. For the record, Fran O'Brien's was in it's current space LONG before it started up these "Friday Night Out" events (in Oct. 2003). They evolved organically. They began with a few guys recovering at Walter Reed commenting on what a great thing it would be if.... and it grew.
The ADA was passed while they were in their space. It was not relevant at the time they signed the original lease. for a fuller account of the access issue, you can go to Hilton Screws Hundreds at Friday Night Bash in DC.
The short answer is you have your chronology wrong and lack material facts. Hope that helps.