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Exploring Southwest D.C. in 1899 and Now: The Aftermath of the 1899 Blizzard

Explore Southwest D.C. in 1899 and now! See a photo of the aftermath of the 1899 blizzard, and the same view today. See what the area looked like after the blizzard and how it looks now.
Washington, D.C. Scott Circle
Photo shows a horse-drawn sleigh carrying what may be Melinda and Elise Painter across 14th St. at F St. in front of the Ebbitt House hotel. The modest buildings to the right of the grand hotel housed Newspaper Row, and just across the street at number 501 was Painter's office as Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990)
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Below is a great old photo of Southwest D.C. from 1899, showing the aftermath of the 1899 blizzard.

You’re looking up 6th St. SW towards the old B&O railroad station at 6th and B St. NW (Constitution Ave.).

Below is a similar view today.

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