The watercolor below was painted by Montgomery Meigs in 1850. It depicts a slightly more bucolic and peaceful life on K St. Take a look at a map of the area from 1888. This is the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of the area. You can see Franklin Alley in square 285. Also, we came across this old classified advertisement in ... Read More »
Below is an amazing photograph of Carver Barracks on Meridian Hill during the Civil War. In the background, you can see Columbian College (i.e., George Washington University). You may recognize this from the Cultural Tourism D.C. sign posted near 16th and Euclid. Read More »
Ghosts of DC has a new favorite coffee joint at 1201 S St. NW. I went down this past Saturday with Mrs. Ghost and ran into Ms. EatMore DrinkMore (aka, Jenna). Maybe an “If Walls Could Talk” partner post with EMDM on a D.C. restaurant? It’s been quite some time since our last IWCT post, so, to get this category ... Read More »
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