1950s
Postwar Washington was prosperous and anxious in equal measure. The suburbs of Virginia and Maryland exploded with development as families left the city, while downtown hummed with Cold War government activity. The civil rights movement was gaining momentum, and the city’s neighborhoods were beginning a long transformation.
The Lost German Embassy at 1435 Massachusetts Avenue
Fedlandia: What L’Enfant Plaza Erased in Southwest DC
The Brickskeller: Dupont’s Legendary Basement of Beers
The Silver Sightseer: Washington D.C.’s Air-Conditioned Tourist Trolley
The History of Dulles Airport: From Cornfields to Concorde
Eisenhower’s First Helicopter Flight from the White House South Lawn
Washington Senators Move to Los Angeles in 1957
Washington Homes For Sale in 1952
Dramatic Attempt to Assassinate President Truman in Blair HouseMore storiesShowing 18 of 116