Foundry Branch Trestle: DC’s Last Streetcar Bridge
The Foundry Branch trestle carried Glen Echo streetcars over Glover-Archbold Park from 1896 to 1960. Now DC's last streetcar bridge is coming down.
Read the story
Ella Watson’s Home: The House Behind American Gothic
Gordon Parks made Ella Watson famous in 1942. Census records, deeds and old newspapers reveal her home at 1433 11th Street NW and the block around her.
Read more
Arthur Scrivener: Murder or Suicide in a Georgetown Alley, 1926
Detective Arthur Scrivener was found shot in a Georgetown alley on his wedding day in 1926. One jury said murder. Another said suicide. Here's the evidence.
Read more
Northern Liberty Market and Boss Shepherd’s 1872 Raid
Nearly 200 laborers showed up at 6 p.m. with orders to tear down the Northern Liberty Market that night. By 11 the roof was gone.
Read more
3314 Newark Street and the Robin Hood Club Fire of 1912
In 1912 a boys' Robin Hood Club shack behind 3314 Newark Street in Cleveland Park caught fire, and three engine companies came. Here's the house's story.
Read more
Barnaby Woods’ 1937 Promise of ‘Social Restrictions’
In 1937 the Post promised Barnaby Woods buyers "social restrictions." The deeds we read don't spell them out. One of its builders' deeds nearby did.
Read more
Prince Kūhiō in Washington: Hawaiʻi’s Delegate, 1903-1922
The Prince of Hawaiʻi kept a house on Mass Ave, sat with the Republican baseball team, and pushed a homestead act for his people.
Read moreFrom the Archives
Best of Ghosts of DC
The Brickskeller: Dupont’s Legendary Basement of Beers
The Last NFL Team to Integrate Was the Washington Redskins
President Garfield’s Assassin: Charles Guiteau’s Time in Washington
Before It Was Washington, D.C., This Land Was Called Rome
14th Street’s Lost Red Light District: From Combat Zone to Cocktail Bars
Swipe for more
Recently Updated
Refreshed from the Archive
Hains Point: The Name and History of East Potomac Park
Engine Company No. 4: DC’s First All-Black Firehouse
Tune Inn Capitol Hill: 79 Years of a DC Dive Bar
Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park: DC’s Last Movie Palace
Swipe for more
