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Exploring Washington, DC Before the Great Depression: A Look at 18th, N St. and Connecticut Ave. and 21st and Florida Ave.

Take a look back in time to explore Washington, DC before the Great Depression. See photos of 18th, N St. and Connecticut Ave. and 21st and Florida Ave. from 1929.
Map exhibiting the property of the U.S. in the vicinity of the Capitol : colored red, with the manner in which it is proposed to lay off the same in building lots, as described in the report to the Sup't of the city to which this is annexed / BHLatrobe, one of the surveyors of the city of Washington, Dec. 3d 1815.
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This is the intersection of 18th, N St. and Connecticut Ave. in 1929 before the Great Depression.

Connecticut and N St. NW
Connecticut and N St. NW

Source: Library of Congress

And, here’s a shot of Florida Ave. and 21st St.

21st and Florida Ave. NW
21st and Florida Ave. NW

Source: Library of Congress

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