Other Cool Stuff

It's hard to believe, but Ghosts of DC was born over seven years ago. We first started posting on January 4th, 2012...

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...

This photo of the old Spanish Embassy is from 1911, showing the building at 1521 New  Hampshire Ave. NW, just north of Dupont Circle....

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...

This cool old photo of Aqueduct Bridge shows what it looked like 105 years ago. Source: Dig DC

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...

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...

Take a look at this old map, showing Bellevue at the bottom of the District, or I should say, what would become Bellevue. The...

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...

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...

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...

This drawing is a plan of the U.S. Senate chamber for the Thirtieth Congress. Source: Duke University

This is such a great old photo. Click on it for a much more detailed version. Source: Shorpy

This is a terrific old map from the Civil War, showing the Washington Aqueduct and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.   Source: LIbrary of Congress

We found this cool 1907 map of Chevy Chase, showing a much more rural, pre-developed area. It looks like the Shoemaker family owned quite...

Here are two great photos sent in by GoDCer Ken, who was raised in Arlington. The first shot is an aerial photo around Washington...

Here is a really cool old photo of the Government Printing Office off of North Capitol St. Source: Dig DC Don't miss this great story that...

Check out rental priced in Washington from 1932. This is going to make you feel bad about what you're paying today.

Check out this cool photo of Jefferson Davis's old home in D.C. at 1736 I St. NW. Unfortunately, like much of historic Washington, the...

Here's a terrific old photo from 1917 of the British Embassy, which was located at 1300 Connecticut Ave. NW, just above N St. and...