Did You Know: The Lincoln Memorial Has a Basement

What did Alexandria, Virginia look like in 1865? This photo shows the Alexandria wharf in May, 1865.

UPDATE: GoDCer Jerry has correctly pointed out that this is not the Aqueduct Bridge. The National Archives has mislabeled this and it’s actually the Pennsylvania

April 10th, 1865 — Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia had surrendered a day earlier at Appomattox Court House. The Civil War

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:

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 …

Here’s a cool old panoramic photo of Walter Reed Hospital from 1919. Click on it for a larger version. Source: Library of Congress

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

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

Do you know where the Harvard St. Bridge is? I couldn’t place it until I looked it up, and obviously, it’s the bridge at the

Check out this cool photo that we dug up on Flickr. It was taken in 1942, and the Jefferson Memorial is not quite ready for

You have to love the advertisement hanging on the side of the theater. This was Crandall’s Theater at 9th and E St. NW, sometime in

Here is the second day of our “In the Paper” installment for this week. Here is the evening edition of the Washington Times from exactly