Cooling Off in Rock Creek

Many women at the outbreak of the Civil War did not know how to support their favored side. The roles of woman at the time

This is a great old map of the area surrounding Brookland in 1903.

This is a guest post by GoDCer from Poolesville, Jack (the guy that tipped us off to some great stories, like the decapitated convict). On

I came across a very sad article in the Washington Post the other day. This is from September 2nd, 1906 and given that a large

Love these snapshots of life in the 1920s. Look at the chunky monkey on the left (sorry if that’s your grandmother). This is from 1922

We love these awesome panorama shots. This one is from 1905. Make sure you click on it for a much larger version. Source: Library of

What a horrible story. We found this printed in The Washington Post on April 6th, 1907. Fire Chief Belt yesterday ordered a thorough investigation of the stabbing

A Washington Post article from December 16th, 1928 celebrated the 50th anniversary of telephones in D.C. with a detailed history of its origins. The article mentions that there were 150,000 phones in the city, approximately one for every 3.4 people.

Below is a fascinating old broadside that we came across in the Library of Congress archives. Here is the description … A broadside condemning the

No, not a plane crash … I mean THE Crash of ’29 (i.e., the Wall Street Crash). This photo is from September 18th, 1929 and

The West Wing of the White House caught fire on Christmas Day in 1929. These are the photos of the aftermath.

If you live in the D.C. metropolitan area, and you pay bills, chances are, you’re paying Washington Gas (formerly known as Washington Gas Light Company).