What a beautiful drawing from the 1920s. This was done by Susan Brown Chase.
Source: Library of Congress
What a beautiful drawing from the 1920s. This was done by Susan Brown Chase.
Source: Library of Congress
This beautiful old home is the Whittemore House (check out their website) on New Hampshire Ave. NW, just off of Dupont Circle. It still stands
Our favorite officer and the patron saint of Ghosts of DC, Officer Sprinkle, took a trip up to New York City with a group of
These prohibition stories are always great. This one is from a raid that happened on August 3rd, 1928 at 2106 18th St. NW in Adams
Good week? Nah, this was a great week. We had some really popular posts that made the rounds on Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere at
Meet John McCubbin, White House police officer in 1922, recently promoted to head the force. Yes, he looks a little stiff. He was born in
It’s map Friday! Hopefully you liked the last map we posted, because maps seem to be super popular among GoDCers. Check this one out and
If you’re not a genealogy buff, you may not know this, but much of the 1890 U.S. Census was destroyed in a massive fire in
This photo shows the old United States House of Representatives in a time when laws were passed, senators would verbally spar on the floor, and spend the evening
We love sharing these old maps of Washington. This time, we’re going to share a series of maps of Petworth to show the neighborhood development
If you read this piece in the Washington Post on Wednesday morning, November 20th, 1963, you probably didn’t think much of it. President Kennedy was
You recognize this building. Yep, the one with CVS and Krispy Kreme. This is a view of it from the air in the 1930s.
This print is still appropriate today … sadly. We found this in the awesome collection provided by the DC Public Library. If you haven’t checked
