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Petworth from the Air: A Bird’s Eye View from the 1930s

An aerial photograph from the 1930s shows Petworth laid out in its grid of rowhouses, one of DC’s most intact early 20th-century neighborhoods.

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Rows of houses in Petworth. Source: Library of Congress.

This lovely old photo of Washington shows the Petworth neighorhood from the air in the 1930s. Any idea where this is in Petworth? Also, for those in Petworth who thumb their nose at the suburban dwellers or Washington, living in “cookie-cutter homes, take a look at the origins of Petworth. Everything looks the same.

Washington, D.C., Petworth. Rows of houses in Petworth. Source: Library of Congress

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Topics1930s · Petworth

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