Kennedy’s Lost 1964 Plan to Remake Pennsylvania Avenue
In 1964, Nathaniel Owings and a council appointed by JFK unveiled a radical plan to tunnel E Street, brick Pennsylvania Avenue, and build a National Square.
Lost History
Washington, DC neighborhoods and buildings that aren’t there anymore. Murder Bay, the old Center Market, brownstones erased for federal office blocks.
A Glimpse of K St. Over Rock Creek Park in 1907
Take a look at this 1907 view of K St. bridge over Rock Creek Park. See the bucolic and rural atmosphere from this incredible photo from Library of Congress.
Mayor Marion Barry’s Proposal to Rename a Portion of Mass. Ave. After Nelson Mandela in 1985
In 1985, Mayor Marion Barry proposed renaming a portion of Massachusetts Avenue in front of the South African Embassy after anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. Read the interesting story from The Baltimore Sun from July 3rd, 1985.
What the Library of Congress Could Have Looked Like: Leon Beaver’s Design from 1873
Take a look at the proposed design for the Library of Congress by Leon Beaver in 1873. Check out some of his drawings to see what the Library of Congress could have looked like!
The Gordon Hotel at 916 16th St. NW in Washington, DC
The Gordon Hotel at 16th and I St. NW was a favorite haunt of Congressmen. Admiral Dewey held receptions there. In 1959, its 200 residents were told to go.
Lost Hotels of Pennsylvania Avenue, 1810 to 1942
The National Hotel, Brown’s Indian Queen, and the Southern Hotel once anchored Pennsylvania Avenue. By 1942 all three were gone. Here’s their story.
Before It Was Washington, D.C., This Land Was Called Rome
The land beneath Washington, DC was once a Maryland plantation called Rome, owned by a man named Francis Pope.
Seneca Quarry in Montgomery County: A Must-Visit Area Ruin
Hidden in the woods along the C&O Canal, the ruins of the Seneca Quarry stone mill recall where Washington got the red sandstone for its landmarks.
Blodgett’s Hotel in Washington, D.C.: From 1793 to the Fire of 1836
The history of Blodgett’s Hotel in Washington, D.C., from its construction in 1793 through its destruction by fire in 1836.