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Then and Now: The Old Riggs National Bank Across from the Department of Treasury

Published January 28, 2012

Take a journey back in time with this "Then and Now" shot of the old Riggs National Bank across from the Department of Treasury. See the 1919 and today's shot from Google Street View. Follow @GhostsofDC on Twitter for more updates.

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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.

Riggs Nationals Bank (1919)

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Posted in Then and Now
and tagged 1910s, Department of Treasury, Pennsylvania Ave. NW

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