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Dupont Circle Underpass Construction

1940s, Dupont Circle

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We did a post on the construction some time ago. Here’s another great photo of it from DDOT.

Dupont Circle underpass construction

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Source: Flickr user ddotphotos

READ: Map of Dupont Circle in 1919

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