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Exploring Petworth’s Development in the Early 20th Century: Ads from The Evening Star in 1926

Take a look at Petworth's development in the early 20th century with these ads from The Evening Star in 1926. See how the homes look today in Google Street View!
May 29, 1959. "Prince George Plaza, Hyattsville, Maryland. Night view." An actual mall (a long, open plaza) when it opened in 1959, the shopping center was enclosed in the 1970s and renamed the Mall at Prince Georges. Large-format safety negative by Samuel H. Gottscho.
1907 map of Kalorama
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We posted some cool old maps of Petworth’s development in the early part of the 20th century yesterday. Today, here are some cool ads to go along that.

You’re looking at a few ads we found in The Evening Star from Saturday, January 16th, 1926.

Here are the homes on 8th St today in Google Street View. The first home looks to have enclosed their front porch.