Ghosts of DC Day: January 23, 2013

The South Washington Toughs: The Foggy Bottom Gang of 1896

August 31, 2019January 23, 2013 by ghostsofdc

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.

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.