Can you find the homes shown in this 1920 Alexandria real estate advertisement? I did some sleuthing and this is what I found. Take a look at the Google Street View and see what you think! Plus, a super random historical context about George Gipp.
Take a look back at the Treasury Building before the Civil War in 1860 with a photo from the Library of Congress. Learn more about this historic building from this blog post.
Take a look at this photograph of Washington, D.C. from the 1920s and see if you can recognize it. Click for more details and leave your thoughts in the comments!
Take a look at this historic map of the Washington streetcar system from 1912, courtesy of the Library of Congress! Click to see a bigger, detailed version of this fascinating map.
Take a step back in time to 1881 Washington D.C. and Georgetown, where a smallpox patient was roaming the streets and spreading infection. Read the story of how it was dealt with in this article from The Washington Post.
Have you ever wondered why Mt. Pleasant is called Mt. Pleasant? Learn the story of how James Holmead's land grant in 1727 became the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of today. Plus, see an old land survey from 1804!
Discover the trouble two teenagers got into in Chevy Chase, Maryland in 1951. Read this article to find out more about the FBI and Montgomery County Police's involvement and the consequences of their actions.
In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo gave 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, DC as a sign of friendship. Learn more about the gift and find out where to find cherry blossoms in DC away from the tourist masses!
Taking a look back at the construction of Meridian Hill Park in DC, largely thanks to Mary Foote Henderson's vision of the park. Uncovering never-before-seen photos from the Library of Congress of the park being built.
Learn about the Knickerbocker Theater Disaster, the deadliest disaster to ever hit Washington DC. Read inside insights and see how this tragedy unfolded from eyewitness accounts and official reports.
Explore the early days of Cleveland Park, formerly known as Cleveland Heights and Columbia Heights. See two maps of the area from 1892 and learn about President and Mrs. Cleveland's country seat.
