Newsmen in Front of the Capitol Building

This is now the National Building Museum. What an amazing photo. Source: Shorpy

Thank you Shorpy for an amazing photograph. This appears to be a photo we haven’t yet seen.

As the huddled masses of D.C. sit and brace for the worst of this new Frankenstorm, Ghosts of DC has dug up an even more

Currently the W Washington, DC, the Hotel Washington was one of the finest in the city when it was completed. Below is a cool old

Here is a cool series of photographs from the 1850s, when the Department of Treasury’s building on 15th St. was under construction. Source: Library of

What a fun old print from The Washington Times printed on June 18th, 1912.

You recognize this building. Yep, the one with CVS and Krispy Kreme. This is a view of it from the air in the 1930s.

I really enjoy getting emails from GoDCers and reading the great personal connections they have to local history. Below is an email I received last

This print is still appropriate today … sadly. We found this in the awesome collection provided by the DC Public Library. If you haven’t checked

What a beautiful drawing from the 1920s. This was done by Susan Brown Chase. Source: Library of Congress  

We came across some interesting history while digging through the rabbit hole that is Wikipedia. David Levy Yulee, of Florida, was not only one of

Check out this great old advertisement that we dug up in The Washington Times from September 7th, 1919. Source: Library of Congress