Here’s a really great old map of the area surrounding the National Cathedral. Check out how the land was owned by the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation.
Also, notice the land owned by Francis Newlands. He was a U.S. Representative from Nevada and eventually Senator. He was also a partner in the Chevy Chase Land Company responsible for developing the eponymous neighborhood in upper northwest D.C.
Here’s a fascinating old photo from President Ford’s Administration. It was taken on August 10th, 1974. That’s important because Nixon resigned the previous day (remember,
I was poking around the archives of both The Washington Post and The Washington Times to come across a gem of a story to share and
Check this out … a great old advertisement from 1890 in The Sunday Herald. See the Washington Monument from Rockville? Wow. Related articles Move to
I received an email from a reader saying she learned of Ghosts of DC through this post on Big Bear Cafe. She kindly asked if
This is an advertisement for new development and real estate across the Eastern Branch, near Anacostia. Click on the ad for a closer look at
Here is an interesting article about President Teddy Roosevelt attending church, and then verbally berating a child for trying to take his photograph. Roosevelt was
This is a terrific old photo that we found on Flickr. It shows the Lincoln Memorial as viewed across the Memorial Bridge from Virginia. Source:
Below is a photo from 1927 of Ruth Jardine, the daughter of Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine. William was also Ambassador to Egypt during
Here is an ad from The Evening Star printed on Saturday, September 14th, 1912 (seven weeks later Woodrow Wilson was elected president — and he
It’s still amusing to me when the papers refer to anything north of Boundary St. (i.e., Florida Avenue) as the suburbs. I came across an
I checked my email the other day to find this email from a GoDCer. Emails like this are exactly why I started this blog. Not
We haven’t always had daylight savings … back in 1918, there was debate on Capitol Hill about time zones and daylight savings. Interestingly enough, we
