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The Ghosts of DC posts readers come back to. The Bunny Man, Murder Bay, the Iran Embassy, the Reston origin story, and the rest of the ones that keep getting shared.

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The 26-story Skyline Plaza in Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, present dayThe Skyline Plaza Collapse: 14 Workers Killed at Bailey’s Crossroads, 1973Updated Aug 25William Bradford Bishop Jr., photograph taken circa 1970-1975The Bishop Family Murders: A Bethesda Home, a Foggy Bottom Memo, and a 50-Year ManhuntUpdated Jul 9River Place apartment towers in Rosslyn, Arlington, VirginiaRiver Place in Rosslyn: The Arlington Co-op That Expires in 2052Updated Jun 16EpisodeAI illustration of the HKS Architects ballpark concept on the Potomac, with the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Capitol beyond center fieldThe Time Baseball Almost Landed in Arlington (Not Washington)Updated Jun 14The Big Hunt at 1345 Connecticut Avenue NW in July 2008, mid-run, with the striped circus-tent awning and the jungle murals that defined the storefront for nearly three decades. Photo by Kevin Harber, used under Creative Commons.Inside The Big Hunt: How a 1928 Dupont Storefront Became DC’s Weirdest BarUpdated Jun 13Entrance of the Tune Inn at 331 1/2 Pennsylvania Avenue SE on Capitol HillTune Inn Capitol Hill: 79 Years of a DC Dive BarUpdated Jun 9Senior Prom at the White House: Susan Ford’s Class of 1975Updated Jun 7Survey map of Arlington Experimental Farm showing the irregular pentagon boundary created by existing roadsWhy Does the Pentagon Have Five Sides? The 1941 StoryUpdated Jun 4The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool drained and resurfaced in American flag blue, May 2026Trump Painted It Blue. Henry Bacon Wanted It Invisible: A History of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting PoolUpdated Jun 2
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