Thank you for eight great years of Ghosts of DC! Nearly 3K posts, 45K followers on social media, and several million readers over the years.
Thank you for eight great years of Ghosts of DC! Nearly 3K posts, 45K followers on social media, and several million readers over the years.
The Washington Post launched their first website in June 1996 after a failed attempt at online news called Digital Ink.
It’s hard to believe, but Ghosts of DC was born over seven years ago. We first started posting on January 4th, 2012 with a piece about Nick Altrock, former Washington...
This wonderful old image from the 1860s shows F St. near the end of the Civil War. The details are quite incredible when you click on the photo. I’m a...
This photo of the old Spanish Embassy is from 1911, showing the building at 1521 New Hampshire Ave. NW, just north of Dupont Circle. Click on it for better details....
Stuff like this is always great to come across. Below is the Washington Directory from 1822 by Judah Delano, which can be found here. Below is the page that’s really...
This amazing old photo shows F St. NW, looking east from 13th St. in 1955. Pretty cool. Source: Flickr user rockcreek Here’s a similar view today on Google Street View,...
Take a look at this old map, showing Bellevue at the bottom of the District, or I should say, what would become Bellevue. The map has the area listed as...
With all the buzz about whether the H Street streetcar will happen or not, we thought it would be a great idea to share some images of what streetcar living...
