Recognize 7th and G St. From 1911?
How different does this look? This is a shot of 7th and G St, taken on June 27th, 1911. You are looking up 7th...
National Bank of Washington in 1892
Here's a beautiful old photograph of the National Bank of Washington back in 1892.
Source: Library of Congress
Both of the buildings in the above photo...
Then and Now: 600 Block of Princeton Place
This is pretty cool. Look at it today on Google Street View.
And check it out back in the early 1920s.
Source: Library of Congress
Then and Now: O Street Market
Wow, look the the difference (and similarity).
Source: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Check it out today in all its glory.
Then and Now: Thomas Jefferson Street in Georgetown
This is a small, little known block in Georgetown, but the photo below is beautiful. it's from around 1899, and below it,...
Then and Now: Matchbox on 14th Street
The kind folks over at Matchbox on 14th St. sent over a bunch of great photos from their building. Check them out below.
Then and Now: King and Market Streets in Leesburg
Take a look at the Google Street View of King Street in Leesburg today, at the intersection with Market Street.
And below we have the...
Leesburg United Methodist Church on Market Street (1920)
Check this out. It's an old photo of the Methodist church on Market St. in Leesburg.
Source: Library of Congress
And below is the Google Street...
Cars Parked Along Railroad Tracks on Virginia Ave.
This is an old photo showing a row of parked cars along Virginia Ave. SW. Check out the Google Street View below.
Source: Shorpy
Randolph Street Homes in 1920
Another great photo from Shorpy ... this time showing three homes on Randolph St. NW.
Source: Shorpy
And, the best part is that the three homes...
Then and Now: The Anacostia Bank
This is a great image that we dug up in the Library of Congress archives. The photo is from around 1918. It's the old...
Awesome Then and Now: Concerts on the South Lawn, 1921 and...
We're on a roll here with these photos, especially with ones of the White House. Here's one of a concert given by the United...
Then and Now: M Street Firehouse
We dug up this undated photo at the Library of Congress. It appears to be from the late 1930s or early 1940s. The good news, is...
Panama Legation at New Hampshire and Q St. (1925)
What a beautiful building. Sadly, this building no longer exists.
Take a look at the same intersection today on Google Street View.
Anacostia Street Frozen in Time (1919)
Here is a terrific shot of homes being built in Anacostia. This was taken around 1919 and this row appears to be the 1900...
1955 Ad for Home on Bangor Street in Hillcrest
Hopefully we are earning a GoDCer for life in Ayanna by posting all of these Hillcrest-related advertisements.
If you know the person that lives here,...
The Kenesaw: Fine New Structure Goes Up in Mt. Pleasant
It's still amusing to me when the papers refer to anything north of Boundary St. (i.e., Florida Avenue) as the suburbs. I came across...
U St. and the Dickson Building After the Riots
The '68 riots were a tragic and defining moment in our city's history. Here's a great then and now shot of 9th and U...
Lafayette Square: Then and Now
Here are some cool old photos and contemporary photos from the same spot in Lafayette Park, near the White House. The statues barely changed...
Car Flattened Near Dupont Circle
This is not good. We're looking at a photo of a car accident on the northeast corner of Massachusetts and 21st St. NW. This...
