Tag: 1980s

You can't build an embassy anywhere in D.C. Check out this map from 1987 showing where it's okay to have your diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C.

This is an aerial image of the Willard Hotel undergoing major renovations in the 1980s. Source: Library of Congress

Remember Erol's? They were the awesome local video chain where we rented Goonies, Ghostbusters (the original), or the Gremlins. It was a sad day when...

When this headline hit the papers in 1980, it was a big deal. A really big deal. Being gay was something that would disqualify...

This photo is an aerial view of the Navy Yard just a couple of months before President Kennedy was assassinated. Source: National Museum of the...

This is a guest post by Angela Harrison Eng The Washington Hilton Hotel is located at 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW, near DuPont Circle. At a...

Click on the image below to see the larger version and see if you recognize parts of Alexandria from the 1980s. Source: Library of Congress

Check out this unique aerial view of the waterfowl sanctuary near Gravelly Point. Source: Library of Congress

Here's an incredible view of the Washington Monument some time in the early 1980s. Washington Monument

It's a sad fact that much of D.C. was demolished from the 1950s through the 1980s. It's a damn shame, but everything was in the...

So here is a headline you certainly won't see every day, and you certainly wouldn't see something like this in the 1980s. In the...

This is an interesting story from the 1980s. Mayor for life, and general embarrassment to the city of Washington, Marion Barry, proposed in 1985...

Congratulations to our latest "If Walls Could Talk" poll winner, Nanny O'Briens. We're going to do a little digging into the history of your...

When did DC raise the drinking age to 21?

Now this is not something you'll read everyday ... or ever really. Except in 1981. We came across this article in The Baltimore Sun from...

This is a map of Metro done with braille. I'm not sure what the date it on this, but since the Red Line stops...

What a great shot of Federal Triangle, looking down Pennsylvania Ave. You can also see the Navy Memorial under construction. Source: Library of Congress

Look at this old classified advertisement from The Washington Post from exactly 25 years ago. This was printed on Friday, October 21st, 1988 and if you...

Check out this old classified page from The Washington Post. It's from 1981 and checking out the prices will make you nauseous. See any addresses...

How cool are these? We stumbled across them on Metro's Facebook page. Tunnel near Forest Glen

Maya Lin was just 21 years old in 1981 when she won the contest to design the Vietnam Memorial. She was still an undergraduate...