Three stories about one Washington, DC place. Pick a corner, a building, a block, and you’ll find more than one thing worth knowing about it.
Three of D.C.’s wildest vintage police chases, from 1921 to 1944: rum runners crashing at the Library of Congress, an 80 mph chase from Chevy Chase Circle, and a Park policeman who ran them down on his Harley.
Ghost Dog is back with three stories about Sheridan Circle, the most beautiful residential district in Washington. Learn about the 1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt, the rise of the mansions and a prank involving the statue of General Sheridan.
Washington’s street grid runs A, B, C… I, K, L. There is no J Street, and the John Jay rivalry story is wrong. The real reason is 18th-century typography.
The bridge at Calvert Street over Rock Creek opened to a 30,000-person parade on December 19, 1935. Renamed for Ellington in 1974.
Get lost in the natural setting of the National Arboretum in Northeast D.C.! From its establishment in 1927 to a fire in 1957, explore three stories inspired by Ghost Dog’s recent visit. Discover the history of this underappreciated gem just two miles from the Capitol Building.
Herbert Hoover sat in the pew at the 1930 dedication of the Friends Meeting House. Ralph Abernathy preached there 37 years later.
Explore the streets of Georgetown, DC and uncover the homes of three notable United States Senators all named John – JFK, Kerry and Edwards – who all ran for president. Learn about their homes and their impact on the nation.
Hell’s Bottom was a rough DC neighborhood around 12th and Q NW. In November 1889, three men died in a shootout at Bob Brown’s saloon.
Six spires of Alabama marble, 288 feet tall. The Washington DC Mormon Temple opened near Kensington, Maryland in 1974. Shortly after, someone painted “Surrender Dorothy” on a nearby Beltway overpass.
