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March 20, 2013
Grant Circle and Petworth in 1916
1916 map of Grant Circle and surrounding neighborhood of Petworth.
Exploring Alley Living in Washington, D.C. in 1923
Original Subway Planned for Downtown D.C. in 1912
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This is a set of maps from
1916
, showing a very different, and sparsely developed
Petworth
.
map of Grant Circle in
1916
map of Grant Circle in
1916
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