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Amazing Map of Washington by the B&O Railroad (1921)

1920s, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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This. Is. So. Cool. Check out this map of Washington, done by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

1921 B&O map of Washington, DC

READ: 1921 Map of Atlas District in Northeast DC

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The Dunbar Hotel, located on 15th street between U and V streets NW. Designed by Clement A. Didden, Jr. the hotel had 485 bedrooms. Demolished in 1974. Automobiles are shown on the street, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and a gas station with a "Texaco / Amoc / Sinclair" sign. "Ansco Safety Film" edge imprint. Negative uncaptioned.

Lost History: Dunbar Hotel at 15th and U Street

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Horsecar at Intersection in Georgetown

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"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro’s 17-Foot Long “Experimental Station” in 1968

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

The Story of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Mansion

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Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

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Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Susan Ford gettin' down in the East Room with her date

Senior Prom at the White House

Anti-Saloon League slogan

Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours

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Best of Ghosts of DC

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construction of Memorial Bridge

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