Faces & Places of Yesterday

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...

We posted another piece about this event a while back. This is a much higher resolution image from the event at Fort Myer. Source: Library of...

Here's a great photo of the Lord Fairfax House at 607 Cameron Street in Alexandria. By the way, Lord Fairfax was the Baron of...

Two new colorized photos for today! Here's an awesome one we dug up thanks to Pinterest. It's an image originally from 1927. See if...

Whoa, how cool is this old colorized photo. You're looking at a "horseless carriage" back in 1906. The passenger is Senator George P. Wetmore...

We love this old photo showing Union Station back in 1914. You're looking at a familiar line of taxis waiting for passengers. Source: Library of...

Here's a great article opening. This was published on Saturday, December 24th, 1910 ... Christmas Eve. The biggest and most expensive Christmas gift that will...

This is a cool photo of Washington taken by the U.S. Air Force using a horizon to horizon camera. Check it out. Source: Library of...

You have to click on this photo to see the incredible details of the city from 1922. Wow, just amazing.

This photo shows the old United States House of Representatives in a time when laws were passed, senators would verbally spar on the floor, and spend the...