How different does this look? This is a shot of 7th and G St, taken on June 27th, 1911. You are looking up 7th St. View looking north up 7th Street NW from...
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 are still...
Then and Now / 10.12.2013
Then and Now: 600 Block of Princeton Place
This is pretty cool. Look at it today on Google Street View. [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&layer=c&sll=38.935594,-77.019736&cbp=13,228.82,,0,-4.08&cbll=38.935822,-77.019555&q=612+princeton+st+dc&hq=&hnear=612+Princeton+Pl+NW,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20010&ll=38.935594,-77.019736&spn=0.005683,0.011319&t=m&z=14&panoid=KeDU-qEKrmWSQbckWBhbbQ&source=embed&output=svembed] And check it out back in the early 1920s. Source: Library of Congress...
Then and Now / 02.12.2013
Then and Now: O Street Market
Wow, look the the difference (and similarity). Source: Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Check it out today...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Then and Now / 15.11.2013
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, you can see the same buildings today on Google Street View. Make sure to...
The kind folks over at Matchbox on 14th St. sent over a bunch of great photos from their building. Check them out below. [gallery type="slideshow" link="file" ids="14220,14223,14219,14222,14221,14225,14218,14224"]...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Then and Now / 04.10.2013
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. [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=South+King+Street,+Leesburg,+VA&aq=0&oq=king+st+leesburg&sll=39.116069,-77.566858&sspn=0.001384,0.00284&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=S+King+St,+Leesburg,+Virginia+20175&ll=39.100105,-77.576144&spn=0.044018,0.090895&t=m&z=14&layer=c&cbll=39.115545,-77.56449&panoid=859SLggUqg4_4MqDVl4OKw&cbp=12,201.25,,0,-5.52&output=svembed] And below we have the exact intersection around 1920. Loudon National Bank and King...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Then and Now / 03.10.2013
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 View...
Faces & Places of Yesterday, Then and Now / 13.09.2013
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 [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?cbp=12,87.63,,0,4.65&layer=c&panoid=AbrZdO7-MJlqHhyJ3styhA&cbll=38.8855,-77.021597&dg=opt&ie=UTF8&ll=38.853612,-76.980515&spn=0.341689,0.724411&t=m&z=11&source=embed&output=svembed]...
Another great photo from Shorpy ...
Then and Now / 01.07.2013
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 Anacostia Bank, which is still standing. The Anacostia Bank,...
Notable People & Places, Then and Now / 11.04.2013
Awesome Then and Now: Concerts on the South Lawn, 1921 and 2009
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 States Marine Corps Band on the South Lawn. The photo was taken...
Then and Now / 06.03.2013
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 that the firehouse is still there. Check out the Google Street View...
What a beautiful building. Sadly, this building no longer exists. Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Panama Legation, New Hampshire Avenue and Q Street N.W." 18th Street is on the left and New Hampshire Avenue...