-ad 189-

A Throwback Thursday Photo of East Potomac Park and Hains Point in the 1930s

Published June 27, 2012

Take a virtual trip back in time with this Throwback Thursday photo of East Potomac Park and Hains Point from the 1930s. Learn the history behind Hains Point and the other landmarks in the photo!

-ad 188-

-ad 615-

Here is a great old photograph of East Potomac Park and Hains Point (which we learned about yesterday).

This was taken by an airplane (obviously) from the photo section of Bolling Field. You can clearly see the golf course, the tidal basin, Washington Monument and Fort McNair on the right. If you squint, you can see the tiny White House north of the Monument and a tiny Lincoln Memorial to the west of the Monument.

East Potomac Golf Club (East Potomac Park), Washington, D.C., aerial view from above Haines Point looking north toward the Mall (Library of Congress)

-ad 197-

What you will not see is the Jefferson Memorial. It was not yet built.

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1930s, Bolling Field, East Potomac Park, Hains Point, Lincoln Memorial, Tidal Basin, Washington Monument

Today's Recommendation

-ad 617-

Suggested Reading

Aqueduct Bridge in 1898

Aqueduct Bridge in 1898: A Photo of History from Avid GoDC Commenter Mike

Washington, D.C., 1921. "National Fruit Co." Out-of-town bananas and news. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

A Look Back at Washington, D.C. in 1921 - The 400 Block of 11th St. NW

Capitol Bldg., seen from atop Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.

A Stunning View of the Capitol from the Top of the Washington Monument

January 1918. Washington, D.C. "Billy Sunday tabernacle." A temporary meeting hall built near Union Station for a three-month series of revival meetings held by the famous evangelist. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.

Exploring Washington D.C.'s Landmarks in a 1918 Photograph of the "Billy Sunday Tabernacle

Can You Support Us?

If you enjoyed this post and can help support our blog, please consider subscribing. Thank you.

-ad 616-

Best of Ghosts of DC

14th St. in Columbia Heights

What Did Columbia Heights Look Like After the 1968 Riots?

Chain Bridge at the end of the Civil War (Library of Congress)

Where Washington's Historic Chain Bridge Gets Its Name

Lincoln Memorial in 1917

A Rare Look Back: The Lincoln Memorial in 1917 During Construction

D.C. slums in 1935

What Is The History of Hell's Bottom?

Pearl Ginsburg refused to have her boardinghouse rent raised

Photos of 1940s Boarding House Living in DC

February 27, 1923. "Miss Alice Reighly, 1409 Harvard Street, president of Anti-Flirt Club, which has just been organized in Washington, D.C., and will launch an 'Anti-Flirt Week' beginning March 4. The club is composed of young women and girls who have been embarrassed by men in automobiles and on street corners." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Shorpy)

A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923