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Commander Salamander and the Many Lives of 1420 Wisconsin Avenue
Before Commander Salamander made Georgetown punk, 1420 Wisconsin Avenue was a 1909 store and a quiet antique shop. The wild history of one storefront.
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The Flour Mill in Georgetown: From Bomford’s Mill to 135 Homes
A reader asked about Georgetown’s Flour Mill at 1000 Potomac Street. The building was the neighborhood’s last working mill, and it began as a cannon expert’s cotton factory. Now its offices are headed for a 135-home conversion.
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The Northumberland Apartments: Harry Wardman’s 1910 Time Capsule on New Hampshire Avenue
The Northumberland at 2039 New Hampshire Ave NW is Harry Wardman’s 1910 luxury apartment house and DC’s oldest self-managed co-op. Inside its storied past.
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Robert LeGendre: Georgetown’s Olympic Champion and the 1930 Divorce His Family Wanted to Understand
Robert LeGendre set a world record at the 1924 Olympics, then built a quiet life as a Washington dentist. When his granddaughter asked about the 1930 divorce that ended his marriage, we traced what the records could honestly tell her.
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Who Founded the Maret School? Three Immigrant Sisters and a Rented Apartment
The Maret School began in 1911 in a rented Washington apartment, founded by three immigrant sisters. The story of how it started, and of the school's first student.
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River Place in Rosslyn: The Arlington Co-op That Expires in 2052
Own a home at River Place in Rosslyn and you don't own the land beneath it. In 2052, the 99-year lease on the old Arlington Towers runs out. Inside the history of Rosslyn's brick towers, from…
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Before Death Punch and Bourbon, 2321 18th St NW Was the Blue Room
A few doors south of Heaven and Hell, 2321 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan was the Blue Room lounge, then Bill Thomas's Bourbon whiskey bar, and now Death Punch.
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Why Is It Named Bloomingdale? The $600 Estate Behind DC’s Trendiest Neighborhood
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