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Three Wild Police Chases on the Streets of D.C.

At the White House gates. "M.A. Rainey, October 5, 1922." National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

If you lived in D.C. in the 1980s, seeing a police chase screaming down K St., or any other major thoroughfare, was not a rare occurrence. So, out of the thousands of chases mentioned in the newspaper archives, we have selected three to share in our next “Three Things …” post. 1. Rum runners crash into Library of Congress Bootleggers ... Read More »

1969 Vision of Metro Center

Metro Center today

Well over 30,000 passengers pass through Metro Center every single day, and upwards of 9.7 million do each year. It is the hub of Washington’s Metro (there almost was a second hub at Farragut Square). A fascinating 1969 article in the Washington Post detailed the plans for the new Washington Metro hub at 12th and G St. NW. Passengers will ... Read More »

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