Below is a great engraving from Harper’s back in 1874. It depicts the old newspaper row in Washington.
Below is a great engraving from Harper’s back in 1874. It depicts the old newspaper row in Washington.
Check out this cool advertisement from June 9th, 1929 (just before the Great Depression). It’s for a nice home in Kalorama. And below is what
This is so amazing. The National Archives has a ton of incredible photographs that we dug through this past weekend. Check this out. You can
It’s not very clear what’s happening here, but it appears that the men are demonstrating some sort of safety scoop on the front of this
This. Is. So. Cool. Check out this map of Washington, done by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
What an incredible shot, frozen in time. Click the image for higher resolution and look at the details of the United Cigar Stores. Co. You
The etymological history of neighborhoods and towns in the area are popular topics of conversation for GoDCers. One area of great interest here in Tenleytown,
Check out this incredible view of Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1920s. Source: Library of Congress
Merry Christmas to all GoDCers! We’ll be taking a break from posting until the new year.
We’ve never featured Hillbrook, so here’s our first item uncovered for the neighborhood. If you’re from the area, or know someone that lives there, make
This is amazing. Look how crisp the photo is. Click on it for a larger version. Source: Library of Congress
This is a tremendously obscure YouTube video, but for any baseball nuts in the GoDC community, you’ll dig this. The video features Buddy Lewis, former
I believe this is Hurst Hall sometime between 1918 and 1920. If you went to AU, how does this compare to the building today? The
