Here’s a great shot of the intersection of New York Avenue and 14th Street from 1939.
Source: Library of Congress
Here’s a great shot of the intersection of New York Avenue and 14th Street from 1939.
Source: Library of Congress
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
Due to the massive popularity of the last apartment directory, we’re posting another one. This time from September 16th, 1911 in the Washington Times …
GoDCer Bob sent in this photo of a man putting up new street signs for Missouri Ave. The photo is from 1946.
In April 1923 there was a major flood in DC. Here is a photo of the aftermath and a streetcar that’s seen better days. Source:
We are digging up all sorts of great images on the Smithsonian’s site. Here’s one near Center Market with a view of the Old Post
I am obsessed with Red Rocks at 11th and Park NW. I have been since day one. In the hopes that I can convince my
How cool is this old map? It shows a very rural upper northwest Washington in 1892, with the area surrounding what is now Tenleytown. This
That’s a really long title, but this is an awesome old photograph of Washington, from the air, taken on August 29th, 1924.
A herdic cab is a type of horse-drawn carriage, used as an omnibus, invented by Peter Herdic of Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania in 1881.
GoDCers love maps … and they love Swampoodle. If you’re unfamiliar with Swampoodle, it was a rough and tumble, working-class Irish neighborhood which was destroyed
I had some free time this weekend when Ghost Baby was snoozing, so I went deep on this photo I found at the Library of
These high-resolution photos continue to amaze me with their details. This one is from 1915, showing some activity on 9th St. NW, near downtown. The
