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Day: January 23, 2013

The South Washington Toughs: The Foggy Bottom Gang of 1896

August 31, 2019January 23, 2013 by ghostsofdc
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Discover the story of the South Washington Toughs, a gang of toughs from the rough parts of Southwest D.C., and the Foggy Bottom Gang of 1896 in this fascinating article from the Washington Post.

Categories From the Crazy Vault Tags 1890s, Foggy Bottom

Officer Sprinkle at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City

November 25, 2021January 23, 2013 by ghostsofdc
Circa 1902. "The Waldorf-Astoria, New York." The original, and somewhat forbidding, Waldorf at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. (Shorpy)

Officer Sprinkle, the patron saint of Ghosts of DC, took a trip up to New York City with 21 contest winners from The Washington Post. Read the account of the dinner party at the iconic Waldorf-Astoria they attended prior to heading to Europe.

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1910s, Metropolitan Police Department, New York, Officer Sprinkle, Washington Post 1 Comment
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