We found a number of terrific old advertisements from The Evening Star back on April 5th, 1952. Take a look below at what was available in the real estate market back then.
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How about this home at 507 Northwest Drive? Today it’s roughly valued at $700K. It last sold in 1989 and below is the Google Street View.
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This one at 10603 Bucknell Drive is also in Silver Spring is valued at $430K on Redfin. Below is the Google Street View today.
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How about Crestwood in Northwest off of 16th Street? This is not a cheap house at nearly $37K. That would be worth about $370K today, which is still far less than the $1.6M it’s valued on Zillow. Check out the Google Street View today.
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How about this one at 4629 Blagden Terrace? This is a lovely looking home which is estimated at $1.3M on Redfin. And below is the Google Street View.
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3132 Birch St. NW is not an address I am familiar with. It’s north of Barnaby Woods, near the Maryland border in a secluded area close to Rock Creek Park. Surely it’s a quiet and beautiful part of the city. Back in the early 1950s, it was a restricted community, similar to where Senator Richard Nixon and his wife Patty lived. Here’s the Google Street View today.
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How about an old estate with 300 acres? This is Aix La Chapelle in Poolesville, Maryland. It’s a beautiful venue outside of the city, originally built in 1812. Look how beautiful it is today! Someone please share this ad with them so they see it.
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Want to get lost in old real estate ads from newspapers from decades ago? Check out the original at the Library of Congress.