Ghosts of DC The lost and untold history of Washington

Oh, it’s been too long since we posted some bathing beauties. Well, today we post pie-eating bathing beauties. Read More »

Preserving our history and heritage is really important. That’s one of the reasons why I started this blog last year. Partners in Preservation is holding a competition between 24 local sites to earn a $1 million grant from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Make sure you cast your vote today and tell them where to invest ... Read More »

Wow. What amazing detail in this photograph. Click on it to view the larger version (and you’ll probably spend about 15 minutes staring at it). Read More »

This is an amazing old photograph with incredible detail. This was dug up in the Library of Congress archives. Read More »

If you have an iPhone, iPad or any other Apple product, chances are, you’ve set foot in an Apple Store … and if you live in Georgetown, it was likely the one at 1229 Wisconsin Ave. NW. I long ago abandoned my iPhone in favor of an Android (shocking?) but I still love my Macbook, iPad, and Apple TV. (My ... Read More »

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Articles like this really illustrate how different and quaint life was in 19th century Washington. This is from the Washington Post, published on January 10th, 1894. The young gentlemen of the pretty suburb of Brookland gave the opening event of the Brookand Assembly Club in the town hall last night. It was a remarkably well managed affair and reflected credit ... Read More »

What an amazing photograph. It’s a little grainy, but you can make out some of the buildings, including the patent office. Read More »

A nervous and ‘scared’ Elvis Presley gave one of the shortest interviews in local television history at the old WMAL-TV studios on Connecticut Avenue in upper Northwest back in 1956. Elvis, just starting to emerge as a pop singing star, appeared on the Jimmy Dean show on March 23, 1956 to promote an appearance that night on the S.S. Mt. ... Read More »

The Ballston Skulls sounds like a gang. They weren’t. The Skulls played semi-pro football representing the village of Ballston. They played and practiced on a field, known as Ballston Stadium, at Ball’s Crossroads, currently the site of Ballston Common Mall. In 1937, when the Redskins moved here from Boston, the team worked out at the Ballston facility with the Skulls. ... Read More »

First pitch for 2013 is only a few hours from now … Seriously, I am so pumped for baseball. The sting of our last game has now subsided, and I’m ready to watch our team put on a great show at Nats Park. I’m feeling good about it and it’s time to share a few old Nationals/Senators stories. Here’s one ... Read More »

Here’s an interesting article we dug up from the Washington Post. This was published on April 4th, 1892. An interesting experiment was made the other day by a Washington physician to determine the relative effect of whisky and lager beer upon the digestion of food in the human stomach. As oysters are regarded as self-digesting food, two fine specimens were ... Read More »

The good old days of Washington amateur baseball. There were hundreds, if not thousands of articles mentioning match-ups between different neighborhoods. This one from July 23rd, 1900 was especially entertaining. I doubt that a rivalry exists between Takoma and Petworth today. Takoma defeated Petworth in a hotly contested game in the other contest if the Suburban League yesterday. Both teams ... Read More »

The Internet connection in the Ghosts of DC house is sucky. We have Verizon DSL and we are patiently awaiting the arrival of FIOS (what is taking so damn long?). While I was waiting for the latest high resolution image to download, I wondered when DSL first arrived in the area. It made me a little depressed when I uncovered ... Read More »

Don’t you love these old photos? This one is creepy and haunting. The girl in the photo is Liana de Bayle, the daughter of the Minister of Nicaragua. Remind you of Poltergeist? Read More »