The Willard Brother Who Built the Ebbitt House
Three Willard brothers ran the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. The fourth, Caleb, ran a hotel just as big a block away. He just had the misfortune of calling it the Ebbitt House.
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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.
David Crockett’s Vote Against Indian Removal: The 1830 Stand That Cost Him Congress
On May 26, 1830, the House passed the Indian Removal Bill 102-97. Tennessee’s David Crockett was the only member of his delegation to vote no.
Hotel Harrington: 109 Years on 11th Street
From its 1914 opening to its 2023 closure, Hotel Harrington was DC’s longest-running hotel. Now KHP Capital plans to bring 436 11th St NW back to life.
Washington Almost Built a $56 Million Streetcar Subway at the End of World War II
At the end of World War II, Washington came within a study of building a $56 million, 7.1-mile streetcar subway, which would have been the longest in the country. Here is the 1944 plan, the map, the artist renderings, and why it never got built.
Woodrow Wilson’s 1913 State of the Union
The first State of the Union was in 1800 by our second president, John Adams. Thomas Jefferson began the tradition of passing along the state of the union in writing to Congress, allegedly because he felt he was an inadequate public speaker. In 1913, the task of speaking directly to a joint session of Congress … Read more
The Heurich Brewery – A Historic Photo From 1910
Take a look at this historic photo of the Heurich Brewery, taken in 1910. The brewery stood on the current site of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
A Look Back at Howard University and St. John’s College Football Teams in 1904 and 1906
Take a look back at Howard University and St. John’s College football teams from 1904 and 1906. Check out the cool photos and learn about how the school has changed over time.
Exploring the Structural Work of the Capitol Dome in a Photo from the 1920s
Explore the old photo from the 1920s that shows the inside structure of the Capitol Dome. Get a glimpse into the beautiful architectural design of the Capitol Dome from the past and discover the history of its structural work.
A Remarkable Photograph of the White House After a Winter Snow in 1907
A stunning photograph of the North Portico of the White House after a winter snow in 1907. See the incredible picture and discover its history here!