Photos of Columbia Heights After ’68 Riots

Here’s a photo from a very different time here in D.C., where you could find homes like the one below. Source: Shorpy

This is an interesting shot of Teddy Roosevelt III, the grandson of President Teddy Roosevelt. He’s the scrawny kid on the right.

You may be aware of the blight that lined Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1970s with the proliferation of sleezy strip clubs and porn shops, but

There is a mystery smokestack on Capitol Hill. You may have seen it behind St. Peter’s Church at 2nd and C St. SE. Below is

Take a look at how different Good Hope Road in Anacostia looked in 1916. And below is the Google Map of the same area, with

There were a couple of requests a short while back to do a post on The Cairo, the most famous residential building in the city.

This is a photo I came across on Shorpy. It’s of three children, who happen to be the offspring of James J. Davis, the Secretary

What an amazing photograph by Mathew Brady.

Great photo. Speaks for itself. Sadly, no larger version. Thanks Smithsonian.

Who doesn’t love a good game of baseball? Here’s a great shot of a game being played on the Georgetown University grounds in 1900. Source:

Below is a terrific photo taken in 1893. This is the intersection (today) of Wisconsin and O St. NW in Georgetown. The main building you

This is an interesting article from the Washington Times, dated August 8th, 1914, exactly 98 years ago today. World War I (i.e., the Great War)