Why Is It Named...?

Before the days of Booz Allen, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing, the term 'Beltway Bandit' was applied to the nefarious behavior of a common area...

We have seriously slowed down our posts because Ghost Baby is growing up, and there's also Ghost Baby #2. So Mrs. Ghost and I...

If you go to Adams Morgan on a regular basis, you should probably know at least the basic history of the neighborhood, which is...

Langley, VA is the headquarters for the CIA. What's the history behind the area's name?

This was cross-posted on Ghosts of Baltimore. Washington, D.C. Received most of its land, about two-thirds, from the state of Maryland when it was formed...

One of our most popular posts ever was this one about the origin of Arlington's name. How about we dig a little deeper into...

Do you know the origin of the name "Federal Triangle"? Did you know that at one point the area was called "Pennsylvania Avenue Triangle"?

Well, you might not know this, but there really was a Mr. LeDroit ... sort of. LeDroit Park was...

Have you ever found yourself sitting at The Raven in the wee hours of a Saturday evening, wondering why it's called Mt. Pleasant? Well,...

Who was Mr. Woodley, you're probably wondering. Well unlike Mr. Cleveland's eponymous neighborhood one stop past Woodley on the red line, this neighborhood was not...

We're guessing a good number of you know the answer to this. There's also a good group of you who don't know, are quite curious,...

Tysons Corner has a fascinating history going back to the days of William Tyson.

If you're a fan of D.C. history, you'll know that MacArthur Blvd. used to be called Conduit Rd. You probably also know that it...

For those of you who do not know this, you'll chuckle at how simple this is. There once was a great suburban Washington estate called...