Faces & Places of Yesterday

This lovely painting shows Georgetown in the distance as it looked in 1855. Source: Library of Congress

This lovely old image shows the site of the National Archives early in the construction process. It was taken on July 1st, 1932.

This lovely old photo was taken in 1941. You're looking at the old terminal (then the only terminal) at National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

Okay GoDCers! This is a photo shared by a fellow reader Eric. He sent it in quite a while ago, so I'm a bit...

Take a look at the building below. This is the Federal Aviation Administration's headquarters on Independence Ave. SW. It obviously didn't always look like...

Can you even believe this photo. This dude is just sitting on what appears to be a low stone wall on the south side...

This photo was posted by the National Archives and labeled as "negro laborers, near coal wharf." This beautiful old photo shows the faces of...

Here's a great old photo of Washington back in the 1920s. You're looking down 11th St. NW from L St. Source: National Archives And here is...

We've looked for a high resolution image of Griffith Stadium for quite some time. We finally dug one up at the National Archives. Check...

This is an aerial image of the Willard Hotel undergoing major renovations in the 1980s. Source: Library of Congress

During the dark early days of World War II, people in the city of Washington still found time to relax on weekends. This photo...

The day after Pearl Harbor this is what the Lincoln Memorial looked like. Reminds me a little of what downtown Washington looked like the...

These photos show a cool old building on 14th St. in Logan Circle which still stands today. It used to be an automobile dealership...

This lovely photo is captioned as the Charles Joseph Nourse House in Tennallytown (read about the name's history). This is the main administrative house...