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Posted In November 30, 2012

1903 map of Swampoodle

Check Out the 1903 Map of Swampoodle With Proposed Union Station Superimposed Over the Neighborhood

Take a look at the 1903 map of Swampoodle with the proposed Union Station superimposed over the neighborhood. See how some of the street names have been recycled in different neighborhoods. Make sure to compare this to the 1888 map as well.

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Awesome Old Pan Am Advertisements

In late 1959 through 1960, the Capitol Dome underwent a significant repair and restoration effort and at the end of 1959 the exterior of the Dome was surrounded by scaffold.

Remember the Red Capitol Dome? Here's Another Great View of It

The Wok n’ Roll Restaurant now occupies the space of the Surratt House. The original first floor door has been boarded up, and there is no evidence of the second story entrance or stairs.

Mary Surratt Boarding House is Now a Chinese Restaurant

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Rayful Edmond III: Washington D.C.'s Noted Drug Kingpin

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Uncovering the History & Origin of Annandale, VA

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Shark Attacks in the Potomac in 1911?

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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

1935 map of D.C. juvenile delinquents

1935 Map of Juvenile Delinquents in Washington

Washington, D.C. Mormon Temple from a distance (ldschurchtemples.com)

History of Washington's Mormon Temple

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