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Day: February 6, 2014

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Swampoodle Houses

Irish Thief and Family Arrested in Swampoodle for Assaulting Officers

This is a colorful story for the lost neighborhood of Swampoodle. We came across the article in The Washington Post, printed on October 20th, 1879. Morris Connors, a notorious Swampoodle thief and rough, tumbled out of a restaurant on G near

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Constitution Avenue Almost Renamed Franklin or L’Enfant Avenue

Constitution Avenue used to be named B Streets. That wasn’t impressive enough so Congress had a few options.

Knickerbocker Theater disaster

Footage of 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre Disaster Aftermath

Many of you will be familiar with these images from the Knickerbocker Theater disaster. We haven’t yet written about it, but there’s an excellent write-up on it at here and at Greater Greater Washington.

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Today's Featured Posts

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Sammy Davis Jr. and Richard Nixon in the Oval Office

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1909 Baist map of Capitol Hill

Cool 1909 Map of Capitol Building and Southeast

Wrecking Ball Demolishes Chevy Chase Ice Palace

Panoramic Photos of Camp Meigs in 1918

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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

1830 Georgetown Map

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

Video Visualizing Early Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Senator Boles Penrose's 1920 Winton (Shorpy)

Watch Out For That Tree! … Mailbox, Lamp Post and Emergency Callbox

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

Senior Prom at the White House

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