Tag: 1920s

What did homes look like in 1920s Silver Spring? This advertisement promotes "growth now has brought modern, rapid transportation."

Mass Ave. Heights and lesser-known Mass Ave. Park were developments in the early 20th century full of lovely homes near the edge...

We posted some cool old maps of Petworth's development in the early part of the 20th century yesterday. Today, here are some...

Okay GoDCers! This is a photo shared by a fellow reader Eric. He sent it in quite a while ago, so I'm a bit...

This isn't a full "If Walls Could Talk" post since we couldn't find a ton of information on 3715 & 3713 Macomb...

Piggly Wiggly is a seriously southern brand, which no longer exists in Washington. But here's a cool old advertisement showing the Pig back in...

Here's a great old photo of Washington back in the 1920s. You're looking down 11th St. NW from L St. Source: National Archives And here is...

We've looked for a high resolution image of Griffith Stadium for quite some time. We finally dug one up at the National Archives. Check...

We love sharing old real estate advertisements from the area. Check this one out, showing a home in Chevy Chase, published on January 6th,...

Two new colorized photos for today! Here's an awesome one we dug up thanks to Pinterest. It's an image originally from 1927. See if...

This great newspaper clipping is from The Washington Times on January 29th, 1922. Source : Library of Congress

This is a cool old map of D.C. showing where you could and could not park in 1922. Click on it to zoom in...

You have to click on this photo to see the incredible details of the city from 1922. Wow, just amazing.

Some of you may go to Russia House this weekend for drinks with your friends. Some of you may not. But most of you...

What a fascinating and bizarre old photo from 1923. You'll clearly never see something like this again, not unlike the one we shared from...

Who recognizes parts of this view of Washington, D.C. from 1921? Click on it for a larger, more detailed version. Source: Library of Congress

This stunning old photo of the Washington Monument was taken in 1928. Click on it for even more incredible details. Source Library of Congress

These cool old photos shows the city back in 1922, as seen from the air. Source: Boston Public Library Source: Boston Public Library

This beautiful old photo shows the construction of Memorial Bridge looking from D.C. towards Arlington National Cemetery. The photo is dated May 15th, 1928. Source:...

This great photo of Washington was taken from the air in 1922. Click on it for a larger version. Source: Library of Congress

This great old photo shows 1610 14th St. NW, which is currently Ghibellina in the middle, Rice on the left, and Pearl Dive on...