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"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.Metro’s 1968 Mockup Station: Before the First Tunnel Was DugApr 6, 2022A Brief History of Brunch in D.C.Mar 15, 2022It’s 4:20 SomewhereApr 20, 2019

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“The President’s Walk” Was Almost Reagan’s LastJul 6, 2015Suffrage hikers arriving in Washington from New York on Pennsylvania Avenue, February 1913, with the U.S. Capitol behind them. Harris & Ewing.The 1913 Woman Suffrage Parade in Washington, DCMay 11, 2015The Little Green House on K StreetMar 31, 2015The Pennsylvania Avenue Childs around 1917Childs Restaurant in Washington, DC: Before Fast FoodMar 18, 2015The Girl Scout Little House around 1924. It appears the house is in transit, as evidenced by the raised foundationExploring the Role of DC in Girl Scout HistoryMar 12, 2015Remembering Major Archibald Butt and the Titanic Memorials in Washington, DCMar 6, 2015
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