Garage of Watergate fame may be razed
In meetings at the Washington site, the scandal was revealed by 'Deep Throat'
The garage where reporter Bob Woodward of The Washington Post learned about the Watergate scandal from the informant "Deep Throat" may be razed to make way for a real estate project.
US developer Monday Properties plans to demolish two 1965 buildings, one of which includes the garage, in the Rosslyn neighbourhood of the Washington suburb of Arlington.
The garage was a critical setting in the scandal that forced US president Richard Nixon to step down in 1974, and was portrayed in the 1976 film All the President's Men.
"These two buildings are at the end of their useful life. They will be replaced by a big office building with a mix of uses - residential, retail, and office," said Tim Helmig, chief development officer at Monday Properties.
The real estate project is still in its infancy. Arlington county will review the request on October 21, according to its website.
Referring to an historical marker erected outside the garage, Helmig said he would "work with the community and the county to preserve this plaque and integrate this plaque within our redevelopment plan".