This is a bizarre and disappointing article that we dug up in The Washington Post. It was printed on April 2nd, 1977. Montgomery County school officials have learned that a small group of children--six sixth-graders and a third-grader--were...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 22.06.2016
What Was 1980s Metro Construction Like on Wisconsin Avenue?
Do you remember living in Washington during the 1970s? How about when the Metro was being built up along Wisconsin Avenue? We dug up this great old article in the Washington Post from January 26th, 1978.
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 05.01.2016
What Did Metro Center Look Like Under Construction in 1973?
Check out this great set of photos from 1973, showing construction of Metro Center underground. Also, don't miss these other great old Metro photos showing Dupont Circle we posted a while ago. Underground photo of...
This photo is an aerial view of the Navy Yard just a couple of months before President Kennedy was assassinated. Aerial view of the Washington Navy Yard, looking east (top). This shot shows...
This is a story that is most likely unknown to the great majority of GoDCers. Long-time DC residents may remember the controversy over the bridge that was to be built, connecting Virginia and the District, right...
Lost History / 28.11.2014
Drawings of Proposed I-95 Through D.C.
Here are some terrific old maps from 1971 showing the remainder of what would have been I-95 cutting through D.C. Today, what is now 395, ends at New York Ave. NW. Notice the...
How about this interesting old article from The Washington Post, printed on August 6th, 1975. Initially, there was a plan to demolish the entire 700+ unit complex and replace it with a large...
This is a view of Meridian Hill Park, back when it was pretty rough. It was once a beautiful and amazing park, and now it's getting back to being a great place to spend some time...
Check out this photo of Union Station being rehabilitated. Thankfully they saved it instead of knocking it down like they did so many other beautiful old buildings back then (i.e., look at everything in L'Enfant -...
Like most of D.C., probably the country, we're obsessed with House of Cards. It's a little over the top, but sometimes that's the beauty of it. Unfortunately, we don't often expect movies about Washington to be...
Congratulations to the latest #GoDCIWCT poll winner. A well-deserved victory for our most successful Twitter campaigner yet. Those retweets really helped! Okay, on with the show ...
Guest Posts, Historical Events / 28.01.2014
“Warm Up the Fat Lady” The Night the Bullets Won the NBA Title
Elvin 'The Big E' Hayes and Bobby Dandridge were in the house at the Verizon Center the other night to watch the struggling Washington Wizards lose in overtime to the Boston Celtics. Before the game, this GoDer...
Sweet concert! This is an ad in The Washington Post on February 11th, 1979 for a Kenny Rogers concert. Almost 35 years ago, this was a Sunday, and while Washingtonians were heading to Landover for the concert,...
Notable People & Places / 20.12.2013
Sammy Davis Jr. and Richard Nixon
Talk about an odd couple. Davis Jr. was in attendance back in 1963 for the March on Washington (we posted a photo earlier). Here, Nixon is granting Sammy Davis, Jr. membership to the National Advisory Council on...