Check out this great old photo from 1885. Photo shows a man and a boy in summer straw hats happily displaying some unidentifiable papers on F Street, with the Treasury and a new...
Featured, Lost History / 01.07.2016
Dietz’s German Beer Hall on 7th Street
Long gone are the days of the German beer hall in D.C., though some would argue that Brickskeller (ahem, Bier Baron) remains as one of the better ones. Well, it was great back in the day...
![Capital Transit demonstration run of a Twin Coach articulated bus (a model they did not end up using), April 3, 1948. This turnaround is still used by buses today [photo by Robert S. Crockett].](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghostsofdc/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/27101943/10896004463_3f7d28bb16_o.jpg)
Check this out. It looks as it does today, minus the Toddle House in the background which is now Mama Ayesha's. Capital Transit demonstration run of a Twin Coach articulated bus (a model...
Check out this great photo from 1908. The Jefferson Memorial wasn't completed until 1943, so this is what the area looked like for another 35 years. The view south from the top of...
Featured, Other Cool Stuff / 31.10.2014
Civil War Map of Washington Aqueduct
This is a terrific old map from the Civil War, showing the Washington Aqueduct and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Source: LIbrary of Congress...
Featured, Other Cool Stuff / 05.02.2014
Why Is It Named Ross Elementary School?
Who was John W. Ross? He has a nice little school named for him in Dupont Circle at 1730 R St. NW. It's pre-K through fifth grade and has only 154 students. Maybe some of you...
This is one of the most incredible images we have found on the Internet. It shows the Inauguration of President Obama in 2009. I don't know about you, but I was there, and I don't think...
This is a terrific photo of Blaine Mansion in Dupont Circle around 1900. Now, this is where you go to get some great pizza and beer and Pizzeria Paradiso. Source: Shorpy...
The debate over building height is certainly not a new one for Washington. It seems to be heating up again and we thought it would be interesting to dig up previous arguments from the archives of The...
This is the Victory Tire Company in 1920. The store was located at 1026 14th...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured / 15.10.2013
First Congregational Church at 10th and G St. NW (1946)
Here's a great old photograph from 1946, showing the church at 10th and G St, near Metro Center. First Congregational Church (10 and G Streets NW) c. 1946. Bert Sheldon Photograph Collection, HSW.Source: Historical Society of Washington,...
This is cool. We dug up a really rare U.S. Census record from 1900 showing the Johnson family of Humbolt, Kansas. Their 12-year-old boy would eventually grow up to be on of the greatest pitchers in...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured / 17.07.2013
Sewall-Belmont House
Here is a great shot of the Sewall-Belmont House at 144 Constitution Ave. NE, sometime in the late 1920s. It's still there, so you should definitely pay a visit. Photo shows Sewall-Belmont House,...
This is an awesome photograph that we found at The National Archives. Source: U.S. National Archives...