Check out this great old advertisement from The Evening Star back in 1904. It shows a number of great properties for sale in then-new Columbia Heights, which was booming with development. Evening Star - May...
In the Paper / 16.07.2018
Horse Dealers Claim Automobiles a Fad
This is a great old article that we dug up in The Washington Post from May 14th, 1900. We see this same ignorance or protectionist tendencies to this day. Look at taxis versus Uber and Lyft, or...
No more foreign cars! They're an abomination and a detriment to our economy ...
We posted another piece about this event a while back. This is a much higher resolution image from the event at Fort Myer. Source: Library...
Here's a great photo of the Lord Fairfax House at 607 Cameron Street in Alexandria. By the way, Lord Fairfax was the Baron of Cameron, hence the street name. Source: Library...
Whoa, how cool is this old colorized photo. You're looking at a "horseless carriage" back in 1906. The passenger is Senator George P. Wetmore of Rhode Island. Can anyone identify the building in the background?
This is one of the best photos we've uncovered in quite a while. Click on it for more. This is the new Willard Hotel around this year 1904. What a beautiful building, which thankfully still stands. Source: Library...
GoDCers Love Maps / 13.12.2017
The Area Around the World Bank in 1903
Thanks for the great opportunity to speak at the World Bank today. I gave the room a sneak peek at this map today and am posting it for all others now. Check it out below.
Lost History / 10.12.2017
Stunning Old Raleigh Hotel, Lost Forever
You're going to love this amazing photo of a long-lost building in our city. You're looking at the old Raleigh Hotel, formerly located at 12th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW. It's so sad that these iconic structures...
You could hand your own piece of Wisconsin Avenue real estate for only $50 down back in 1908. Not a bad deal!Source: Library of Congress...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 07.07.2017
Photo of U.S. House of Representatives When Laws Were Once Passed
This photo shows the old United States House of Representatives in a time when laws were passed, senators would verbally spar on the floor, and spend the evening socializing over whiskey and cigars. The good old days.
GoDCers Love Maps / 24.05.2017
1903 Map of National Mall’s East End
Okay, it's been a really long time since we posted anything. Life gets busy when you have Ghost Toddler and a new Ghost Baby. But, a few extra hours after an evening when they both went...
Wait, Hamilton Circle? Do you know where that is? Probably not, because it was never completed. The neighborhood surrounding the circle was once dubbed Fairview Heights, which no longer seems to appear on any contemporary maps.