A Look Back at F Street NW in Washington, D.C. circa 1908
Take a look back at F Street NW in Washington, D.C. circa 1908. Incredible photo and historic details are revealed in this shot. Click the photo to see the high-resolution version.
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Take a look back at F Street NW in Washington, D.C. circa 1908. Incredible photo and historic details are revealed in this shot. Click the photo to see the high-resolution version.
Discover this 1918 Metropolitan Police Department recruiting advertisement, which was seeking young men and women between 22 and 35 years of age. Read more to learn about this interesting World War I era ad!
Learn the story of Vijo Jansen, the notorious “resurrectionist” who was caught grave robbing in Walter Pierce Park in the 19th century. Read about his arrest and the ghastly scene that was discovered in the wagon.
Take a look back at Walter Johnson’s low-key wedding in Columbia Heights in 1914, one of the best story tips we’ve received thus far. Learn more about the wedding, read the original newspaper article, and see the historical Baist maps of the area.
Take a look at the history of DC’s police call boxes and hear a brief talk from Sgt. Nicholas Breul of DCPD. Learn more about the city’s past with Ghosts of DC!
In January 1973, Senator John Stennis of Mississippi was shot in the chest and leg in DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood. He survived 6 1/2 hours of surgery and two Washington teenagers were charged. Read the full story here.
A wild night on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1884: a printer, his wife and a penknife. Read the full story of the fight, the loving kiss, and the pitcher and penknife that followed, on GhostsofDC.org.
You can’t walk past the Tivoli Theater in Columbia Heights and not admire it, imagining what the surrounding streets were like in the late 1920s. The arrival of Harry Crandall’s new theater was a big deal for the area and
Explore the history of Petworth, DC, from its country estates and ancient city to its recent development as a hipster neighborhood. Read this blog for fun facts and more!
Curious about water problems in DC? Here are stories about the Bryant Street Pumping Station from the early 1900s.
