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Posted In November 2, 2021

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Friendship Heights Shopping Circa 1959

This lovely old image shows Lord & Taylor way back in 1959. Check out the beautiful old cars and the lousy parking jobs.

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John Russell Pope's Competition Proposal for a Pyramid with Porticoes Style Monument to Abraham Lincoln, 1912

Unbuilt Wonders: The 1912 Alternative Designs for the Lincoln Memorial

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Amazing View From Capitol Dome in 1863

"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro's 17-Foot Long "Experimental Station" in 1968

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F St. in 1970

What D.C. Looked Like in 1970: Check Out This Amazing Photo from DDOT

Tysons Corner history: What it looked like in 1936

What Is The History of Tysons Corner?

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1895 Bird's Eye View of Brookland

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Robert Todd Lincoln Attends Dedication of Lincoln Memorial

1921 map of Trinidad

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

View of Aqueduct Bridge and Rosslyn from Georgetown, ca. 1900. The American Brewery is located in upper right. (Arlington Public Library)

Fire and Explosions Threaten to Destroy Rosslyn

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