Story of John Moran, the Georgetown University Doctor
Whenever I stroll through D.C. cemeteries, given my fascinating with the stories of regular Washingtonians, I'm always curious what the story is behind the...
Phil Hochberg, Voice of the Washington Senators
Every once in a while, I get an email from someone who has an amazing attachment to the historic fabric of Washington. Not too...
Man Leaps to Death From Washington Monument
This is a morbid story from The Baltimore Sun, printed on March 10th, 1923. What is extremely striking is how graphic the depiction was back...
Roland Ford: White House Police Officer and Crack Shot
We came across this photo of White House police officer Roland Ford in the Library of Congress archives.
Source: Library of Congress
We did a little...
Meet Carroll “Nubby” Nuckols: 1930s Rum Runner and Czar of Gambling
We've stumbled across an amazing character from Washington's past, one to rival (but not surpass, of course) Officer Sprinkle. No doubt, the two of...
Donovan’s Baseball House: Finest Bar in The Country
Washington is a baseball town. There is no doubt about that. In fact, there is a rich history going back to the 19th century...
FDR and the “Buddy Poppy” (1938)
I never knew about the significance of the November poppy for certain countries until I left to study in Brussels back in 2004. Now,...
Almost Royal: The Kitty Elkins “Affair”
Most young girls dream of being a princess and young women of finding a love so strong that the prince would leave his throne...
Scandalous Love: The Bodisco Marriage
As the hamlet of Georgetown grew alongside the capital, it became a place for foreign dignitaries to reside, hoping to include themselves in the...
Who Was Morris S. Strock?
It's been a while since we dug into the story of someone we found in a an old photograph. The last one was the...
10-Year-Old Girl Enters Central High School
This is an interesting article that we came across, published in the Washington Post on February 10th, 1924.
A 10-year-old student in high school! She...
Complete Biography of Officer Sprinkle
You all have been waiting a long, long time for this. So have we.
Thanks to one of our GoDC fans, we have in our...
Miriam Grew Up to be a ‘Million Dollar’ Realtor
Photos like this really captivate us. This is Miriam Auerbach at the age of 12 in 1924. Her father was Joseph Auerbach, clothing store...
More on Marjorie Morris, the “Whoopee Party” Girl
I was trying to dig up a photo, or at least some more information on what happened to Marjorie. I was able...
The Crazy Family Problems of Real Estate Man William Matteson
Initially, this was going to be part of the previous post about Cathedral Highlands, but it was too good. This deserves it's own post....
Move to Cathedral Highlands: An Unobstructed View of the Entire Surrounding...
It's been a little while since we've done a "Reader's Choice" post, so this one is for GoDCer Samantha, who tweeted the request to do...
100 Years Ago Today: Major Archibald Butt, D.C. Resident, Boards Titanic...
This post went up at exactly 8 a.m. this morning local time, which is twelve noon Greenwich Mean Time. Exactly 100 years ago at this very...
Pauline Floyd: Youngest Woman to Practice Before the Supreme Court
Pauline Floyd in 1922 (Shorpy)
Pauline Floyd was a pioneer and an excellent role model for women pursing...
Robert H. Muir: Manager of The Cairo
There were a couple of requests a short while back to do a post on The Cairo, the most famous residential building in the...
Officer Sprinkle: Captured Geronimo, Accused Bootlegger, and Bodyguard to President Wilson
A couple of reader comments about an Officer Sprinkle in this earlier post piqued my interest in finding out a little more about the...
Henry Elphinstone Wins the 1911 Laurel to D.C. Marathon
Technically, it wasn't a full marathon as it was only 20 miles, but young Henry Elphinstone from Baltimore finished first with a time of...
