The ’68 riots were a tragic and defining moment in our city’s history. Here’s a great then and now shot of 9th and U St. I think you’ll recognize the building in the middle, currently occupied by Dickson Wine Bar. Related articles The Riots of ’68 (ghostsofdc.org) Pool Hall Contest Ends in Riot (ghostsofdc.org) Car Flattened Near Dupont Circle (ghostsofdc.org) Open House ... Read More »
I think you’ll agree that this is some serious history, frozen in time. Both former baseball star Jackie Robinson and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. were among a group of prominent individuals receiving honorary degrees from Howard University in the summer of 1957. This was the 89th commencement held at the university and the Washington Post noted that ... Read More »
Here’s an excellent photo from the DC Public Library Flickr photostream. This shows the Capitol Building fully lit up following announcement of the end of World War I. The end of the Great War has lost its luster in place of the end of the Second World War … but it was an equally, if not more celebratory occasion, given ... Read More »
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