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July 27, 2020
An Incredible Look Back: A Photo of the JCC at 16th and Q from When It Opened in 1926
Take a look back in time with this incredible photo from 1926. It shows the Jewish Community Center (JCC) at 16th and Q shortly after it opened.
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This great old photo shows the JCC at 16th and Q back when it opened in 1926.
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![Capital Transit demonstration run of a Twin Coach articulated bus (a model they did not end up using), April 3, 1948. This turnaround is still used by buses today [photo by Robert S. Crockett].](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/12/10896004463_3f7d28bb16_o-400x400.jpg)
