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Take a Trip Back in Time to Colonial Village DC

Take a trip back in time with this 1936 ad from Colonial Village DC. Located at the top of the DC diamond near Silver Spring, this neighborhood has a rich history waiting to be explored.
July 9, 1926. Washington, D.C. "Girls in bathing suits with ukuleles." Identified in the caption of another photo as Elaine Griggs, Virginia Hunter, Mary Kaminsky, Dorothy Kelly and Hazel Brown. National Photo Co.
Visitors waiting in line to shake hands with the President (circa 1921)
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Here’s and old ad from 1936 showing a neighborhood that we haven’t yet shared with you — Colonial Village.

Washington Post - March 29th, 1936
Washington Post – March 29th, 1936

If you aren’t familiar, it’s a neighborhood at the top of the DC diamond near Silver Spring.

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