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The Evolution of Taxi Fares in Washington D.C. from Zone System to Meters

For 70+ years, DC taxis used zone fares, but proposals for meters instead sparked endless debates. This history explores DC's zone system, the battle over meters vs. zones, and how meters finally replaced zones in 2008.

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John Russell Pope's Competition Proposal for a Pyramid with Porticoes Style Monument to Abraham Lincoln, 1912

Unbuilt Wonders: The 1912 Alternative Designs for the Lincoln Memorial

Baist map of D.C

Washington DC Street Names Unveiled: From States to Letters and Numbers

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Senior Prom at the White House

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February 27, 1923. "Miss Alice Reighly, 1409 Harvard Street, president of Anti-Flirt Club, which has just been organized in Washington, D.C., and will launch an 'Anti-Flirt Week' beginning March 4. The club is composed of young women and girls who have been embarrassed by men in automobiles and on street corners." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Shorpy)

A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923

May 29, 1959. "Prince George Plaza, Hyattsville, Maryland. Night view." An actual mall (a long, open plaza) when it opened in 1959, the shopping center was enclosed in the 1970s and renamed the Mall at Prince Georges. Large-format safety negative by Samuel H. Gottscho.

Exploring Prince George's Plaza in the "Wonder Years" Era

1906 map showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia

Map of All D.C. Boundary Stones From 1906

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Washington, D.C. Mormon Temple from a distance (ldschurchtemples.com)

History of Washington's Mormon Temple

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Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

Key Bridge under construction

The Construction of Key Bridge Connecting Georgetown and Rosslyn

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