Okay, this isn’t exactly a history post, but it very much is related to your knowledge of our city. We came across some great maps of city streets while browsing one of our favorite sites, Greater Greater Washington. Below are a few maps from Flickr, courtesy of Matt Johnson (who, by the way, has some really amazing photos that you should check out).

L’Enfant’s plan

State streets in DC

Numbered streets in DC

lettered streets in DC

alphabet streets
Source: Flickr user tracktwentynine