Old Photo: Dupont Circle in 1900

Here’s an old print from 1873, showing Ulysses Grant’s second inauguration, looking down Pennsylvania Ave. Source: Library of Congress

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

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

These 1870s photos are incredible, showing the District just following the Civil War. Click on them for more details.

We’re trying out a new category called “Lost History” today. We spent a good part of the weekend reading James Goode’s excellent (and depressing) book Capital

This is a really interesting look at a neighborhood, where today, the total value of the properties hovers probably somewhere near $200 million. This map

Do you recognize where this is on Rhode Island Ave.? GoDCer Andy sent in a plethora of great material some time back and this postcard

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

This is the beer you’ll see dominating bars like Solly’s, Red Palace or Wonderland. So this short “Old Ads and Classifieds” post is for them.

By 1854 the Washington Monument was about a third complete when the Washington National Monument Society ran out of funds and had to halt construction.

We received a great tweet from @capitolization a while ago and wanted to do a little digging into the history of the Golden Garter sign.

Hopefully we are earning a GoDCer for life in Ayanna by posting all of these Hillcrest-related advertisements. If you know the person that lives here,