We posted some cool old maps of Petworth's development in the early part of the 20th century yesterday. Today, here are some cool ads to go along that. You're looking at a few ads we found in The...
We love sharing these old maps of Washington. This time, we're going to share a series of maps of Petworth to show the neighborhood development over several decades. If you live in or near Petworth, you're...
A little-known story about upper northwest is that Reno Road, which cuts right through the heart of North Cleveland Park to Chevy Chase, was almost renamed Washington Avenue, in honor of the west coast state. An article...
Between 1930 and 1950, the population of Washington expanded incredibly. The crush of people needed a way to get to work, and though a proposed subway in 1912 never came to fruition, the idea resurfaced during...
Check out this great old advertisement from The Evening Star back in 1904. It shows a number of great properties for sale in then-new Columbia Heights, which was booming with development. Evening Star - May...
Did you know that selling balloons on the streets of D.C. was made illegal back in 1934? There was quite a booming industry of balloon vendors trolling the streets, getting parents to buy balloon for eager...
![John Henry Balch, Corpsman, U.S. Navy, visiting Washington, D.C., in June 1917 [at Columbus statue at Union Station], while awaiting shipment overseas. The Marine on the right is not identified. [Portraits.] [Scene, World War I, World War 1.] John Henry Balch. 06/1917; NH 80571; Courtesy of Commander J.H. Balch, U.S. Navy (retired), 1974.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghostsofdc/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/27124147/14511329064_2b6720dd91_o.jpg)