Reddit reviews Let Me Tell You a Story: A Lifetime in the Game
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Oh wow, that's a controversial conversation with the likes of Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, Pat Riley having their own stake to the claim. All four of those guys have done revolutionary things for the game and will be remembered for a long, long, long time. Auerbach, especially today, doesn't get enough credit for the front office work he did. There's much more to him than just the X's and O's. Pat Riley has done a great job with his stints as President of Basketball Operations. Phil Jackson now gets a shot with the Knicks. And we know how Pop has done in San Antonio.
For those who don't know enough about Auerbach, I'd recommend reading "Let Me Tell You a Story" by Auerbach and Feinstein. I read it years ago, and I found it an incredibly interesting read. It encompasses everything: his philosophy, his thinking behind his personnel moves, his relationships with players. I'd recommend it too for the more recent fans of NBA basketball. It's a good read overall. Talks about Bias too. Considering you can get it as cheap as $0.01 ($4 with shipping), definitely pick it up. http://www.amazon.com/Let-Me-Tell-You-Story/dp/0316738239/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
Its late and I'm bored. I'm also from the DC area, so I got curious and did some looking around.
This building is in DC's Chinatown, which is really just a part of downtown with a large Chinese inspired arch and a bunch of Chinese lettering on shops like Chipotle, Starbucks and most notably the Verizon Center. If you go to the google maps street view provided by /u/reffaelwallenberg and look to the left you can see the arch Link. It is called the Friendship Arch and was built in 1986.
Anyways, it looks like the Chinese Doll was a Gourmet Chinese Restaurant. It closed in 2006 when the owners sold it to a development company. It opened in 1969, I'm not sure what the building was between then and 1925 but the building next door was, at one point, the China Inn and later the Lei Garden Chinese Restaurant. I found several more pictures of the restaurant from the 80's and the facade is much more pleasing. I found an article from the Washington Post about the restaurant closing in 2006 after nearly half a century of business. It and the building next to it were razed in 2007 to make way for what looks like a 'micro-hotel' to be built there in the next few years. Although this blog from 2012 suggests a 10 story "Gallery Tower" retail building. As far as I can tell the company is still in the planning stage, though permits/hearings have begun as late as this past fall.
I also found a book featuring former NBA coach Red Auerbach, who apparently frequented the restaurant, that takes place mostly in the China Doll and Chinatown. There is an article about Red Auerbach and it talks about the China Doll, it even has a photo of him inside the restaurant from NPR.