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Incredible Photos of DC from 1956 Showing Tours Passing by the Front of the White House

  • Published August 21, 2015
Cars in front of the Washington Monument in 1956
Check out these incredible photos of DC from 1956 sent in by GoDCer Bill. The wild part is that tours passed by the front of the White House back in those days. See the photos of the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, and Federal Triangle!
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Check out this great set of photos GoDCer Bill sent in (a while ago, sorry I’m just now posting them). The wild part is that tours passed by the front of the White House back in those days. And, I’m not talking about Pennsylvania Ave., I mean the driveway in front of the White House.

Front portico of the White House in 1956
Front portico of the White House in 1956
Cars in front of the Washington Monument in 1956
Cars in front of the Washington Monument in 1956
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Aerial view of the Jefferson Memorial in 1956
Aerial view of the Jefferson Memorial in 1956
Aerial view of Federal Triangle and Old Post Office Pavilion in 1956
Aerial view of Federal Triangle and Old Post Office Pavilion in 1956

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view of the Jefferson Memorial
Reader Appreciation: Incredible Photos of Washington, DC in 1950
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Demolition of buildings on the corner of 11th Street and Virginia Avenue SW. View northwest over the Agriculture Department Building to the Washington Monument (1959). Garnet W. Jex "Southwest Redevelopment" Slide Collection, HSW.
The Sad Reality of 1950s Development in D.C.

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