This is a great advertisement from the early 1920s. The Connecticut Avenue Association was promoting retail up and down Connecticut Ave., near Dupont Circle, including the Dupont National Bank. Related articles Car Flattened Near Dupont Circle (ghostsofdc.org) Racked DC: J. Crew Opening This Summer; H & M Coming To Chevy Chase (dc.curbed.com) Market Report: A Day in Town (agrowingseason.wordpress.com) Three ... Read More »
Teddy Roosevelt moved into the White House and made some changes that rocked the boat. The Executive Mansion was getting pretty cramped with the expanding needs of the president’s staff. Below is an article from the Washington Times on November 20th, 1902 detailing the renovations being done at the time. The “new” White House is not going to please those ... Read More »
Pretty sweet ad — “I Make Sick Teeth Well” — captures your attention and tells you what you want. Fix my teeth. Also, this guy had offices everywhere, with an office in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia? Check out a Flickr then and now shot of the address, 427 7th St. NW (although, the then is only 1979). Related articles Burrojaps Shoes ... Read More »
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