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

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Here’s the 4900 block of 7th St. today in Google Street View.

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We couldn’t get a good angle for this block on Illinois Ave, but here are the homes today.
