We posted some cool old maps of Petworth's development in the early part of the 20th century yesterday. Today, here are some cool ads to go along that. You're looking at a few ads we found in The...
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 late on sharing this with the group. But, I promised to crowd-source...
This isn't a full "If Walls Could Talk" post since we couldn't find a ton of information on 3715 & 3713 Macomb St. NW. But, since I was having pizza there (again) with my wife and...
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 1922. Source: Library of Congress...
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 what...
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 it out below. Griffith Stadium from the air in...
We love sharing old real estate advertisements from the area. Check this one out, showing a home in Chevy Chase, published on January 6th, 1923. Source:...
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 you can identify the buildings in the background to pinpoint the location....
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 on the details. Parking map of the congested area...
You have to click on this photo to see the incredible details of the city from 1922. Wow, just amazing. Washington, D.C., circa 1922. "Star Building from air." The Washington Star newspaper building...
Some of you may go to Russia House this weekend for drinks with your friends. Some of you may not. But most of you have probably driven by this beautiful building at Connecticut and Florida at...
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 the White House of an airplane taking off. Amphibian...
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...