What a beautiful photograph. This was taken by the Rotograph Company in 1905 with a eastward view down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the Capitol. Source: Library of Congress Below is the opposite westward view down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol. Source: Library of Congress And here is the final Rotograph image we came across, showing the Treasury Department, looking down Pennsylvania ... Read More »
What an amazing, detailed photograph of the Treasury building. Read More »
Study this photograph for a while. See any spectral presence? Read More »
Take a look at this amazing photograph from 1860. You’re looking across 15th St. where Pennsylvania Ave. turns to cross in front of the building and the White House. Click on it for some incredible detail. You’ll love this one. Read More »
It’s Friday! …and it’s time for some cool old shots of our city. Take a look at this view down F St. NW. Click the photo for a high resolution version, because it has some amazing details. Related articles Incredible Photo of State, War, Navy Building (ghostsofdc.org) If Walls Could Talk: Chateau Bonaparte on K Street (ghostsofdc.org) Officer Sprinkle, Opium, ... Read More »
Here’s an excellent photo from the DC Public Library Flickr photostream. This shows the Capitol Building fully lit up following announcement of the end of World War I. The end of the Great War has lost its luster in place of the end of the Second World War … but it was an equally, if not more celebratory occasion, given ... Read More »
Your second major stop on the WABA “Down the Tubes” bicycle ride on Sunday is going to be the O Street Pumping Station, down by the Navy Yard. This is a beautiful old Beaux-Arts building from the early 20th century, and I’m a little jealous of you all, since I won’t be on the ride to see it. So, our ... Read More »
Here is a great gallery of some Civil War photographs I uncovered at the Library of Congress. It appears that the Treasury Department is in the background of the Sanitary Commission photograph at 15th and F St. NW. Related articles Native Americans at the White House During the Civil War (ghostsofdc.org) Civil War’s 150th stirs a trove of memories (sfgate.com) ... Read More »
Here is a nice “Then and Now” shot of the old Riggs National Bank across from the Department of Treasury. I found this in the Smithsonian’s Flickr feed. The first one is from 1919 and the one below is today’s shot from Google Street View. If you like these photos, why don’t you follow @GhostsofDC on Twitter to get updates? ... Read More »
A curious Ghosts of D.C. reader posted on Facebook that she wanted to know why Syracuse has a house in Woodley Park. I too am curious each time I walk by the Greenberg House at 2301 Calvert St. NW. So I’m going to find out, as well as learn about the house’s history. This will be our first official “Reader’s ... Read More »
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