Read three stories about popular Washington locations.
Three Stories About Franklin Square
Franklin Square is one of the biggest city square parks in the city, at 4.79 acres. 1. Natural spring water supplies the White House Did you know that Franklin Square, once called Fountain Square, was once famous for its natural...
Three Ads for Hotel Harrington in 1914
Hotel Harrington will have its 100th birthday next year in March. It’s one of the landmark D.C. buildings downtown that was spared the destruction of the redevelopment of the 1970s and 1980s. For a little twist on our “Three Things…”...
Three Wild Police Chases on the Streets of D.C.
If you lived in D.C. in the 1980s, seeing a police chase screaming down K St., or any other major thoroughfare, was not a rare occurrence. So, out of the thousands of chases mentioned in the newspaper archives, we have...
Ghost Dog Has Three Stories From Sheridan Circle
Ghost Dog took last week off, but she’s back this today with three stories about Sheridan Circle. The circle is a quiet one at the intersection of Mass. Ave, 23rd St. and R St. NW. In 1888, the District Commissioners...
Why Is There No J Street in DC? Blame Latin.
In the English alphabet, the letter J looked too much like the letter I, so Pierre L'Enfant omitted J street.
Ghost Dog Fetches Three Stories About the Duke Ellington Bridge
Ghost Dog went on another walk this past weekend to seek out three more stories for the GoDC community. This time, she passed through Adams Morgan, en route to the Duke Ellington Bridge (formerly known as the Calvert Street Bridge)....
Three Stories from the Northumberland Apartments
Faithful and extremely patient GoDCer Jeff requests some time ago that we do a piece on the Northumberland, just north of U St. Our apologies for the long delay in getting to your request, but hopefully you’ll agree that it’s...
Ghost Dog Visits the National Arboretum to Dig Up Three Stories
The National Arboretum is an underappreciated gem in the heart of Northeast D.C. About two miles from the Capitol Building, situated on New York Ave., it covers 446 acres and has been in operation since 1927. If you have never...
Three Stories About the Quaker Meeting House
GoDCer Patrick sent in a great suggestion a couple of weeks ago and we’re now digging up some great stories about the Quaker house on Florida (i.e., The Friends Meeting of Washington, D.C.). The Quakers, also known as the Religious...
Three Georgetown Homes of Notable Senators
As Mrs. Ghost went Christmas shopping this past weekend, I decided to go for a walk to explore the streets of Georgetown. The part of town most tourists think of when Washington history is mentioned, Georgetown is home to innumerable...
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