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Rediscovering Congress Heights: An Advertisement in the Washington Times from 1902

Published April 29, 2012

Take a look back in time with this amazing advertisement for homes in Congress Heights, published in the Washington Times on May 17th, 1902. Rediscover this gem from the Library of Congress archives.

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Admittedly, I do not focus enough east of the river. I was doing a little digging around the Library of Congress archives and came across this gem.

This is an advertisement for homes in Congress Heights, published on May 17th, 1902 in the Washington Times. Read through the whole thing. It’s amazing.

Congress Heights advertisement - May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times) — Congress Heights advertisement – May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times)

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Posted in Featured, Old Ads & Classifieds
and tagged 1900s, Anacostia, Congress Heights

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