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A Look Back: 1928 Woodley Park Advertisement from The Washington Post

Published October 18, 2013Updated April 27, 20261 min readby ghostsofdc

Here’s a great old advertisement for Woodley Park in 1928. We found this one in The Washington Post, and it’s advertising some Wardman homes.

1928 Woodley Park advertisement
1928 Woodley Park advertisement
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