July 28th, 1914: Austria Has Chosen War

Below is a terrific photo taken in 1893. This is the intersection (today) of Wisconsin and O St. NW in Georgetown. The main building you

Okay GoDCers, here’s a challenge for you. Ken sent this in a while back and wanted some assistance on dating this photo. He’s guessing sometime

Seriously. This city has come a long way from lost sheep and cows on Pennsylvania Ave. Check out this print from 1839. Source: Library of

GoDCer Bob sent in this photo of a man putting up new street signs for Missouri Ave. The photo is from 1946.

Here is a great series of three photographs from 1902. It depicts a parade of the Grand Army of the Republic going down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Here’s a page from the real estate section of the Sunday Washington Times on June 7th, 1908.

Take a look at the Google Street View of King Street in Leesburg today, at the intersection with Market Street. And below we have the

What an amazing photograph by Mathew Brady.

Who doesn’t love a good game of baseball? Here’s a great shot of a game being played on the Georgetown University grounds in 1900. Source:

Take a look at how different Good Hope Road in Anacostia looked in 1916. And below is the Google Map of the same area, with

We once had a neighborhood called Herring Hill? True story. It was named for the fish pulled from Rock Creek, which, I don’t think are

There is a mystery smokestack on Capitol Hill. You may have seen it behind St. Peter’s Church at 2nd and C St. SE. Below is