Great Civil War Photo of Arlington House and Soldiers

The area we now know as Greenbelt, Maryland, started in 1937 as a public cooperative community during the New Deal. Interestingly, it was one of

Here’s a cool old photo of President Calvin Coolidge visiting President Gerardo Machado at the Cuban Embassy on April 22nd, 1927. Source: Library of Congress

Okay GoDCers, here’s a challenge for you. Ken sent this in a while back and wanted some assistance on dating this photo. He’s guessing sometime

I remember this so vividly. I walked the length of the Mall, stood on the west front steps of the Capitol (which you can no

Today we’re kicking off a new Ghosts of DC category called “In the Paper,” where we will post an entire page from an old newspaper,

How cool is this old map of Columbia Heights and 16th St. NW? Click on it for a much larger version and start exploring to

Ulysses Grant was arrested for directing by William West, an African-American metropolitan policeman. This is a great historical story.

An incredible map of Washington well before the Civil War. Lovely details for you to study.

Happy Sunday, and welcome to map week! Starting now, going through the rest of the week, we’re posting a map each day, so get pumped.

This is quite a beautiful photo of the Potomac River from 1898. I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to locate this photo, but if you have

Exactly one year ago today, one of the most spectacular buildings in Washington was badly damaged by the earthquake that shook our city. So much

Check out this terrific 1874 map of Georgetown with the old street names. Source: Dig DC