Ghosts of DC The lost and untold history of Washington

What a terrific photo of a home in Northeast. This is 1804 Kearney St. NE. Check out the Google Street View of the same property today. It’s not a great angle because the straight-on shot has trees blocking it. Read More »

Click on the link because of the title? Perv. Anyway, this is a photo of Jean Wallace, the daughter of Henry Wallace, who was FDR‘s Vice President before he was dumped for Harry Truman. This was taken in 1937, when Wallace was still Secretary of Agriculture. FDR still had his first of three veeps then, John Nance Garner. Read More »

Why are these men sweeping the South Lawn? I have no idea. This photo was taken some time in the 1920s. Actually, just kidding. Those aren’t push brooms, they are bull rakes … at least according to the post on Shorpy. Read More »

In the foreground, you can see the Red Cross building and in the background, the Washington Monument and the Old Post Office Building. Click on the photo for a larger image. Off in the distance, you can see the Capitol Building and the smokestacks in the middle are the Potomac Electric Power Co. plant at 14th an B St. NW ... Read More »