What Did 14th St. Look Like During World War II?

These are two amazing images that we dug up on the Internet. The first shows the construction of a concrete foundation for the structure. The

Why would somebody name a subdivision Cuckold's Delight? We can't think of a more bizarre name considering what it means.

From the summer 1962 copy of the International Bank Notes (via World Bank Archives pages, PDF), we hear the story of World Bank President Eugene

GoDCer Ryan sent me a cool fact — or possibly historical rumor — that I’d like to share with the rest of you. It’s a

Remember how nasty the Potomac River was? Yes, it’s still not the greatest, but it’s swimmable in some parts (as long as you don’t have

It’s been a glut of Capitol Building photos this week, but I’m sure you’re okay with that. Especially, since they’re amazing old photos. Here’s another

GoDCers, check this out. It’s a photo taken in August of 1942 showing two buildings on 11th St. The photo was taken from Ella Watson’s

This is one of the best photos we’ve uncovered in quite a while. Click on it for more. This is the new Willard Hotel around

Source: Library of Congress Interestingly, we came across this ad for a home being sold on January 2nd, 1900. The home at 219 North Saint

Now this is an interesting old film we found on YouTube. It’s a bit long, but if you’re from Alexandria, you’ll find it entertaining and

The day after Pearl Harbor this is what the Lincoln Memorial looked like. Reminds me a little of what downtown Washington looked like the day

Here is yet another awesome Baist real estate map for you showing Georgetown. Like the last two maps, this is also from 1915.