Ghosts of DC The lost and untold history of Washington

And check this out … the building being constructed in 1927 is still there! Read More »

There actually was a spring and it was silver … sort of. In 1840, Francis Preston Blair came across a mica-flecked spring near, what is today, Georgia Ave. near the District line. The location today is Acorn Park at Blair Mill Rd., Newell St. and East-West Highway. Blair decided he liked the location so much that he would acquire the ... Read More »

Here is an excellent old advertisement from the Washington Times real estate section. This is way back in 1906. Click on the ad to read it close up. Related articles Congress Heights: The Healthiest and Most Delightful Suburb of Washington (ghostsofdc.org) Read More »