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Exploring Alley Living in Washington, D.C. in 1923

  • Published September 2, 2013
"City rowhouses, 1923." A jumble of humble abodes. The latest installment in our survey of backstreet Washington, D.C., this glass plate is another angle on the alley last seen here. Harris & Ewing Collection.
Take a glimpse of Washington, D.C. in 1923 when alley living was still permitted. Get a closer look at the humble abodes in this collection of glass plate images. Harris & Ewing Collection.
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This is D.C., back when alley living was still permitted.

"City rowhouses, 1923." A jumble of humble abodes. The latest installment in our survey of backstreet Washington, D.C., this glass plate is another angle on the alley last seen here. Harris & Ewing Collection.
“City rowhouses, 1923.” A jumble of humble abodes. The latest installment in our survey of backstreet Washington, D.C., this glass plate is another angle on the alley last seen here. Harris & Ewing Collection.

Source: Shorpy

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