1907 Map of an Incredibly Rural Northeast D.C.

Okay, this isn’t a true “This Day in History,” but since I’m such a Back to the Future fan boy, I thought it would be

In January 1860, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation to the United States with the primary objective of ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and

Another beautiful shot down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol. This photo was taken in 1920. Below is a view from the same area today using

Here is an amusing (though I don’t believe intentionally) sign that was posted in the National Zoo. The photo was taken in May of 1943.

It’s been a while since we posted an email from a GoDCer. So, here’s a good one we received this morning from newly recruited GoDCer

We are grateful for the picture below, since so many of the amazing images on this site come via the Library of Congress! In December

We found this cool wood engraving from 1882, meant to depict the National Mall looking from the South. In the image, you can see buildings like the Smithsonian Institution in the lower middle.

Your second major stop on the WABA “Down the Tubes” bicycle ride on Sunday is going to be the O Street Pumping Station, down by

You think it’s cold today? Well, it is … but 130 years ago, there were some record freezing temperatures causing problems all over the city.

Here’s an old print from 1873, showing Ulysses Grant’s second inauguration, looking down Pennsylvania Ave. Source: Library of Congress

This is D.C., back when alley living was still permitted. Source: Shorpy

Here is a cool map of the area around the current Vice President’s residence off of Mass. Ave.