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Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan has been one of Washington’s most vibrant and changeable neighborhoods for more than a century. Known as Washington Heights before it was renamed in the 1950s as a symbol of racial integration, the neighborhood has seen waves of immigration, the birth of DC’s go-go scene, and a transformation from divided enclave to one of the city’s most cosmopolitan addresses.

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Capital Transit demonstration run of a Twin Coach articulated bus (a model they did not end up using), April 3, 1948. This turnaround is still used by buses today [photo by Robert S. Crockett].1971 Calvert Street: The Toddle House at the Adams Morgan Bus TurnaroundJan 11, 2016AI illustration of police officers outside a storefront at night in the 1920sThe 1928 Prohibition Raid Gone Wrong at an Adams Morgan Oyster HouseMay 26, 2015Exterior of the Knickerbocker on opening day, 1917The Knickerbocker Theater Collapse: DC’s Deadliest Disaster, January 28, 1922Mar 16, 2015View of a group of hikers walking alongside Rock Creek to the left and an embankment that leads up to the right upon which can be seen a row of buildings. Location is to the west and downhill from the 2800 block of Adams Mill Road NW.Exploring the National Zoo’s Historical Entrance at Rock Creek ParkOct 11, 2014Back in 1892: What Adams Morgan Looked Like Before the Jumbo SlicesDec 20, 2013proposed Calvert St. bridge in 1917George O. Totten’s Lost Design for the Calvert Street BridgeJun 5, 2013aerial view of Temple Heights in the early 1930s (Library of Congress)Temple Heights and Oak Lawn: The Big Empty Parcel North of Dupont That Became the Hinckley HiltonApr 5, 20131907 map of Washington Heights1907 Map of Washington Heights (Adams Morgan) and the National ZooMar 13, 2013If Walls Could Talk: Madam’s OrganMar 11, 2013
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