Vintage photos of Washington, DC. Ordinary people on stoops, sidewalks, and streetcars. Faces and corners of a city most of us would no longer recognize.
This cottage sat atop the Exorcist Stairs in Georgetown. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth wrote more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century and was one of the most widely read authors of that era.
Frederick Foote, a formerly enslaved man, bought 33 acres at the intersection that became Seven Corners for $500 after the Civil War. His family held the land for 88 years. Here’s the full story.
Carl Mydans photographed Georgetown in September 1935, capturing children playing in the streets and a neighborhood that looked very different from today.
Great old photos showing traffic in Washington back in 1936. Check out Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street jammed up with streetcars, automobiles and pedestrians.
This lovely old image shows Lord & Taylor way back in 1959. Check out the beautiful old cars and the lousy parking jobs.
Young Evelyn Wadsworth was the daughter of the senator from New York and the granddaughter of John Hay, former personal secretary to Abraham Lincoln.
A stereographic photograph of the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, with historical context from architectural historian John DeFerrari.
Take a break from the negative news and take a trip down memory lane with this cool photo of Peacock Alley in the Willard Hotel. Date unknown, but estimated to be from the 1920s.
Take a trip back in time with this amazing old image of the Woodward & Lothrop Building in Washington 100 years ago. This beautiful building still stands today
