The baseball nuts in the crowd are going to find this fascinating. Griffith Stadium off of Florida Ave. NW was where the old Washington Senators used to play baseball, and they were decent in the 1920s, but...
Other Cool Stuff / 02.03.2016
Spanish Embassy on Dupont Circle in 1911
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. Old Spanish Embassy...
Apologies to all the committed GoDCers out there. We haven't been very diligent in writing top quality content. Little Ghost Baby is a fair bit of work, so the blog has suffered, but we found a...
Other Cool Stuff / 06.10.2015
Cool Photo of Aqueduct Bridge in 1910
This cool old photo of Aqueduct Bridge shows what it looked like 105 years ago. Bridge spanned the Potomac River from Georgetown to Rosslyn, Virginia and was demolished after construction of the Key...
This is a map of the Washington streetcar system from 1912, definitely something that our friends at Greater Greater Washington will love. Make sure you click on this for a larger, detailed version. ...
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...
This is some awesome footage of the old streetcar system here in D.C. from the 1950s. What's really great is seeing some recognizable spots in the city, like the Dupont Underground, East Capitol St., and of...
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 Bellevue Highlands, and surely there were...
Other Cool Stuff / 24.02.2015
Coldest Day Ever in D.C. at -15 Degrees
You think that it's cold now? Try living in D.C. back on February 11th, 1899. Thanks to GoDCer Brian, we decided to look into other times when it was freezing...
Other Cool Stuff / 22.02.2015
Poor Dog Waiting in Line For Gas Rations
I saw this photo and I had to share it. This is a photo from June 21st, 1942. We were in the early days of World War II and in the middle of rationing. This poor pup was...
Other Cool Stuff / 18.11.2014
1907 Map of Brightwood
Here's a terrific old map of the area around Brightwood in 1907. GoDCer Ian emailed about this a while ago and we finally got around to sharing it. Enjoy! ...
Other Cool Stuff / 17.11.2014
1848 Plan of the Senate Chamber
This drawing is a plan of the U.S. Senate chamber for the Thirtieth Congress. Source: Duke University...
Other Cool Stuff / 03.11.2014
1925 View Down Pennsylvania Avenue
This is such a great old photo. Click on it for a much more detailed version. Source:...
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...