Tag: 1910s

Back then it was called Western High School. Washington had that school north of Georgetown, Eastern High School near Capitol Hill and Central High School just north of U St.

Here is the lovely Old Post Office Pavilion, currently the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave. Old Post Office...

This is from the Georgetown University archives showing a group of young men gathered in a dorm room in 1913.

These are some amazing old images we dug up showing a far more bucolic Kalorama. Managasset from Kalorama...

Take a look at this remarkable view down Pennsylvania Avenue in about 1921. So stunning. View of Pennsylvania...

This crazy old photos shows Georgetown's flooding and the Potomac in 1918. Here's another good piece about it at The Georgetown Metropolitan.

Let's try something new. We browsed the papers from Saturday February 22nd, 1919 to come up with some...

We love this old photo showing Union Station back in 1914. You're looking at a familiar line of taxis waiting for passengers. Source: Library of...

Here's a great article opening. This was published on Saturday, December 24th, 1910 ... Christmas Eve. The biggest and most expensive Christmas gift that will...

Check this out. Here's a map of something that didn't happen. Howard University proposed extending Vermont Ave. from Florida Ave. to Georgia Ave. back...

It's been a long time since we posted anything online. Sorry about that, but having two little kids makes it extremely difficult to keep...

This cool old advertisement shows a competition for flying innovation in the early 20th century. Click on it to read more and see that...

These great old photos we found shows the Fourth of July in our city way back in 1919.   Source: Library of Congress

Long gone are the days of the German beer hall in D.C., though some would argue that Brickskeller (ahem, Bier Baron) remains as one...

This fascinating old photograph shows Alexandria, as seen from the air, in 1919. Click on the image to see some incredible details. Source: Library of...

We love digging up old ads from the papers like this one showing some great old real estate in Chevy Chase. You could get...

This photo of the old Spanish Embassy is from 1911, showing the building at 1521 New  Hampshire Ave. NW, just north of Dupont Circle....

Meridian Hill Park is an amazing place to visit up 16th St. NW. Built in the 1910s, you can see some amazing photos here.

Does anyone out there recognize where this photo was taken in 1910 the 1920s? Click on it for greater details and put you thoughts...

The last State of the Union was in 1800 by our second president, John Adams. Thomas Jefferson began the tradition of passing along the...

Here's an old advertisement that we found in The Washington Times from Saturday, June 4th, 1910. It shows a row of homes on...