It's really hard to believe, but today marks four years since we started Ghosts of DC and it's been a fun ride thanks to all of the support we've received from GoDCers over the years. The site...
I came across the following Facebook post on Friday and was horrified to see the following post about the beautiful home at 3400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. It's just awful that the new owner wants to tear down...
Believe me, this came as a shock to us as well when we came across an article in the Washington Post about renaming the nation's capital after the 40th president, Ronald Reagan. The proposal came from...
Wow. Three years. It's really hard to believe how far this site has come. Thank you to everyone who has supported the site over these years, especially those early GoDCers from January 2012. I still remember...
Merry Christmas everyone. We are rapidly approaching 2015 and Ghosts of DC's third anniversary! It's pretty crazy to think about that. Below is a photo from Christmas 1918. In the background you can see a faded view...
Source: Flickr user Kevin Harper Get out the vote for your favorite Capitol Hill establishment! We're rolling out a localized edition of our "If Walls Could Talk" campaign. Take...
You might be wondering why the GoDC posts have been so sporadic recently. Well, there's been a small addition to the family taking up the bulk of my free...
Time for another break in the action. Ghosts of DC will be going radio silent next week so we can recharge our batteries. We'll keep retweeting old posts and sharing the occasional post on Facebook so you...
Congratulations to Hank's Oyster Bar Old Town for winning the latest #GoDCIWCT poll on Twitter. Stay tuned tomorrow morning for the history of their building at 1026 King St. in Alexandria. In the meantime, tonight, you should...
Back by popular demand is our second Twitter poll for the next "If Walls Could Talk" post. Nanny O'Briens was victorious in the last poll, and we dug up some fascinating historical trivia on their building. Who...
Are you ready for the next "If Walls Could Talk" post poll? We're going to run this one via Twitter, so cast your vote below with a tweet. In no particular order, here are your candidates. 1....
Tomorrow, January 4th, marks our blog's second birthday. Thank you so much for reading and supporting Ghosts of DC. All the best, Tom...
We frequently receive emails asking for book recommendations. So, we'll write up a quick post and refer all future inquiries to this post. If you have any recommendations that you'd like to add, please share them in...
What are you doing between November 14th and 17th? Hopefully you are going to the 40th annual conference on DC historical studies. Some of our favorite...