Posts the Ghosts of DC editors hand-pick from the archive. The strange, the vivid, and the ones worth pulling back to the front page after a few years buried.
The Maret School began in 1911 in a rented Washington apartment, founded by three immigrant sisters. The story of how it started, and of the school’s first student.
Electric railways drove Arlington’s transformation from rural to suburban between 1892-1941. This history shows how rail paved the way for the county’s growth.
Named for two segregated elementary schools, Adams and Morgan, that DC parents organized to integrate after a rock-throwing fight in 1955.
Washington’s new airport opened for business in June 1941. This series of detailed photos shows what flying was like 80 years ago, more glamorous, quaint, and dressed up.
This guest post by Phil Dickieson explores the history of kit homes, which were popular in the early 20th century. Learn how a $2,425 house can now be worth over $2 million!
Hazy blue smoke surrounds the origins of the annual Fourth of July Smoke-In. Though it now takes place in Lafayette Square, across the barricaded street from the White House, it began on the Mall.
What did homes look like in 1920s Silver Spring? This advertisement promotes “growth now has brought modern, rapid transportation.”
A scene was enacted just outside the National Theatre last night at the close of the performance which may end in a divorce suit.
In the 1930s, street vendors like Joe the Greek sold balloons on Washington, D.C. sidewalks. A look at how much money they made and what eventually drove them off the streets.
