The Harrison Grandchildren on a Goat Cart at the White House

This article that we came across in the Washington Post is probably something we would never see today. I’m pretty sure Bo Obama is pretty

This is a great picture, shared by GoDCer Mike, showing Harry Atwood, taking off from the South Lawn of the White House. This photo was

Michelle Obama isn’t the only first lady to set foot in Columbia Heights. Grace Coolidge took the drive up 14th St. to attend a benefit

This is a series of photos that we found at the Smithsonian. It shows the Dunbar Hotel, a building that used to sit on the

Takoma Park (and Takoma) is a lovely and friendly neighborhood on the northeast District line with Maryland. It dates back to the late 19th century,

Here’s a fascinating old photo from President Ford’s Administration. It was taken on August 10th, 1974. That’s important because Nixon resigned the previous day (remember,

I received an email from a reader saying she learned of Ghosts of DC through this post on Big Bear Cafe. She kindly asked if

I checked my email the other day to find this email from a GoDCer. Emails like this are exactly why I started this blog. Not

A curious Ghosts of D.C. reader posted on Facebook that she wanted to know why Syracuse has a house in Woodley Park. I too am

This is pretty cool. We were inspired by the photo we found of Baltimore yesterday. We found this on the Japan Space Imaging website, thanks

Think your commute home today will suck? Check this out … Constitution Avenue circa 1937. By the way, do you know why it’s called Constitution

Below is a photo from 1927 of Ruth Jardine, the daughter of Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine. William was also Ambassador to Egypt during