Faces & Places of Yesterday

This photo is from 1942 and it speaks for itself. Stunning. It's courtesy of Shorpy again. Best ... site ... ever. I should add that this...

Construction of the monument began on July 4th, 1848. Progress was slow, and after ten years, construction was halted due to congressional infighting, rising...

This is a photo I came across on Shorpy. It's of three children, who happen to be the offspring of James J. Davis, the...

Michelle Obama isn't the only first lady to set foot in Columbia Heights. Grace Coolidge took the drive up 14th St. to attend a...

Dulles International Airport is one of only two federally owned airports in the country (National Airport being the other). Some find it...

This photograph from 1908 caught my eye. It is of 28-year-old Mary A. Bliven (wife of Frank S. Bliven) and Bertha, her 7-year-old daughter,...

The front page of the Washington Times reported a big local signing in December of 1902 for the Washington Senators. They had inked the...

Came across is crazy photo on Shorpy. This happened on November 9th, 1938 when two aviators, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie MacDill and Private Joseph G....

Here's a photo of some kids having fun cooling off in Rock Creek. The photo is from July 28th, 1921 via Shorpy. These kids...

This is not good. Apparently the Washington Transit Company bus driver was going too fast to take a turn in the rain and this...

WOW. This one is awesome. It's a colorized photograph from 1924 and it shows cars lined up outside the District National Bank, Dupont Circle...

Here's a photo I found on Flickr. It's from the Nation's Attic (i.e., The Smithsonian). They have a great set of photos up there,...

It seems like this the Cherry Blossom Festival is a really long way away ... especially after this weekends crappy weather. So, in the...

Here's a cool one I wanted to share from Shorpy. It's a streetcar passing the Washington Monument in 1938. What a great shot. Related articles Billionaire...

Here's a cool short post to end this Friday. I was scanning Shorpy and came across this photograph. I think it's amazing. The building...

Here are a couple photos from my new favorite site, Shorpy. This was taken on January 5th, 1921 at the intersection of...

Great old photo from the Library of Congress. It doesn't have an exact date on it, but it says it was created somewhere between...

This is a great one for "Faces of Yesterday" ... this group of young boys worked as Dime Messenger Service boys, with their headquarters...

These are some great photos I came across on Flickr. These are from the Library of Congress, taken around 1941 or 1942, during the early days...

This was a pretty cool find on YouTube. It looks like this takes place looking northwest on Pennsylvania Ave, maybe around 12th St. You...