Tag: Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan didn't exist in 1888. Back then it was called Washington Heights as many of the other uptown destinations began their...

If you go to Adams Morgan on a regular basis, you should probably know at least the basic history of the neighborhood,...

Check this out. It looks as it does today, minus the Toddle House in the background which is now Mama Ayesha's. Source: Flickr user rockcreek

These prohibition stories are always great. This one is from a raid that happened on August 3rd, 1928 at 2106 18th St. NW in...

This is a guest post by Angela Harrison Eng Winter storms like hurricanes are regularly named every year. This naming practice, however, was not always...

Do you recognize this part of Rock Creek Park? If I'm not mistaken, it's near the entrance to the National Zoo on...

Difficult to believe this ... really difficult, but back in 1892, what is now Adams Morgan, was very rural. Less jumbo slices, more trees....

Imagine living blocks from Adams Morgan's 18th Street, owning a home that cost just $8,500. If you were around in 1904, a home on...

How would you like an apartment for $37.50 per month? You could do that back in 1908, like this ad in the Washington Post...

This is a great old ad from The Evening Star on December 13th, 1902. It shows a bunch of homes on Kalorama Rd., in...

Look at all the empty lots in what would become weekend crazytown for drunk 20-somethings.

It's highly likely you have been to the D.C. institution known as Madam's Organ at 2461 18th St. NW. It anchors the Adams Morgan...

Washington Heights (Adams Morgan) and Kalorama were both very undeveloped back when this map was made. It shows the area just north of Boundary...

Ghost Dog went on another walk this past weekend to seek out three more stories for the GoDC community. This time, she passed through...

Here's another chance to read a full page from an old newspaper. We spend hours scanning these for interesting stories and information and our...

Old real estate advertisements are the best. This one is from the Evening Star on Saturday, May 28th, 1904. For some interesting trivia, soccer...

This is pretty cool ... if you live in Lanier Heights or Adams Morgan, you'll also find this fascinating. This is a real estate advertisement...

Chalk another great find up to GoDCer and Poolesville resident, Jack. Thanks! Do you hang out with your kids in Walter Pierce park? Maybe you...

I had heard that Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland (aka, The Police) had played in Adams Morgan and wanted to do a little...

There were a couple of requests a short while back to do a post on The Cairo, the most famous residential building in the...

Yep, that's right. Paul (aka, Bono), Adam, Larry and David (aka, The Edge) rocked the nation's capital in the early 80s. The Irish supergroup...