Discover what Alexandria and Arlington County looked like in 1930 with this assessment map. Get a closer look at the area’s buildings and geography in this detailed map!
Discover an incredible map of Alexandria drawn by George Washington in 1749. Unbelievable discovery from the Library of Congress website.
Explore the Marshall House in Alexandria, Virginia, where the first Union officer was killed during the Civil War. Learn the story of Elmer Ellsworth and the Confederate flag, and see the incredible stereographic image of the Marshall House from the Library of Congress.
Take a look at the Wise-Hooe-Lloyd House in Alexandria, VA. This house has remained unchanged since the 1930s. Take a look at the house today with Google Maps.
Discover Historic Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Take a virtual tour and learn about the church’s history with a Ghost of DC photograph. Visit GoDC for more.
Long before the 2015 bull shark catch made headlines, a 15-to-20-foot shark was reportedly attacking boats near Alexandria in 1911. A captain formed the “Society for the Suppression of Man-Eating Fish” to fight back.
The 1939 Anacostia High School Indians were a brand new team in the D.C. public high school baseball league. Despite being an underdog, they had a strong season and even made it to first place. Read the story of their season here!
Why is Washington, DC the capital? John Adams rode from Philadelphia to DC over an entire week. Read the story of his full journey.
I rarely need to augment these colorized photos with words. It’s almost spooky to look at a color photo from almost 90 years ago. All the previous ones have been amazing and this one is right up there.
Arlington is the epicenter of recent college graduates working as paralegals, consultants or in information technology. They fill the high-rise apartments or group homes lining Wilson Blvd., Fairfax Dr. and the Orange Line from Rosslyn out to Ballston.
Every Thursday night, the 20-somethings descend upon Clarendon, living the dream of being out of college and having enough money to blow on too much booze (and maybe run into neighbors Ryan Zimmerman or Alex Ovechkin). Then, every Friday and Saturday night will be a mass migration to Buffalo Billiards, Adams Morgan or the edgier Bloomingdale for a little taste of the District.
Arlington County has one of the highest percentages of college graduates in America and the greater share of them are from somewhere else (i.e., it’s fully of some seriously educated peeps). They all seem to have attended Penn State, Michigan State, Duke, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Carnegie Mellon, or the one that seems to dominate every bar, JMU.
What is slightly depressing is that approximately 95% of these graduates wouldn’t be able to explain why it’s named Arlington County — even though 43% of them love going to Monday trivia night.
Lucky for them, after this post, they will be prepped for tonight’s shenanigans in Clarendon and be able to impress their non-@GhostsofDC following friends.
So, let’s start from the beginning … way back when the original G-Dub was around.
