Ghosts of DC The lost and untold history of Washington

Here are two amazing photographs from Teddy Roosevelt‘s Inauguration in 1905. Thanks again to the Library of Congress. Read More »

Here is another excellent old saloon from 1913, lost to history. Mullany’s Saloon had a neighbor with Hohmann’s Saloon. The most amazing part of this photograph is the Washington Monument peeking out in the background. The saloon stood at the corner of 14th St. and Ohio Ave. (before it was moved). This has to be one of our favorite photographs ... Read More »

What’s up with this invite? Is Abe trying to tip the balance in the favor of his male advisors? Bizarre … two to one ratio? Read More »

It’s sad to think of all the nice homes that were bulldozed to make way for the “modern” Southwest quadrant. Read More »

For our 900th post (OMG!), we are sharing this series of amazing old photos of People’s Drug Store No. 3. This store was at 14th and U and the photographs are from the 1920s. We love Shorpy. I can’t believe GoDC is now at 900 posts. That’s ridiculous … and pretty awesome. Thanks to all of you for following and ... Read More »

What a terrific old photo of the State, War and Navy Building around the turn of the century. Read More »

This is a photograph from the Library of Congress, circa 1926. Definitely not something you’re likely to see these days. Read More »

For a cool $6.5 mil, this beauty of a home can be yours. Seriously though, this is an amazing house with nine bedrooms and over 8,000 square feet. It dates back to 1928 and has been on the market for almost a year. A house like this comes on the market once in a generation, and there aren’t too many ... Read More »

We love these maps and can’t get enough of them. We don’t show enough from across the river, so here’s one of Randle Highlands in 1907. And below is the Google Map of the same area today. Read More »

Look at all the empty lots in what would become weekend crazytown for drunk 20-somethings. Read More »

This is a really interesting look at a neighborhood, where today, the total value of the properties hovers probably somewhere near $200 million. This map is from 1907 and shows the area completely subdivided, with almost no buildings. Totally fascinating. Check out the Google Map today. It looks like U St. became Wyoming Ave. and T St. became California St. Read More »

Well, not really red paint. This is a shot from sometime in the 1950s and the red-colored dome is covered in primer. We came across this photo thanks to a Twitter exchange between @darsal and @MrTinDC. Read More »

It’s highly likely you have been to the D.C. institution known as Madam’s Organ at 2461 18th St. NW. It anchors the Adams Morgan strip, and has done so since the current patrons were in diapers. It’s been a while since our last “If Walls Could Talk” post, so let’s kick it off with the legendary Madam’s Organ. Square 2560, ... Read More »

This is a beautiful shot of the Memorial Bridge under construction, some time in the early 1930s. It’s part of the Library of Congress’ Theodor Horydczak collection. Read More »

I love this. You’ll love this too, I’m sure. It’s a bird’s eye view of Alexandria from the water in 1863. Thank you Library of Congress! Read More »