Aerial Views of the Navy Yard in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
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 U.S. Navy Here’s another one from the 1970s. Source: National Museum of the U.S. Navy...
Frederick Douglass Home Ransacked
Here’s a short article that we came across in The Washington Post from March 14th, 1905. The residence of Harold Dougherty, and employe of the Congressional Library, at Cedar Hill, Anacostia, the former home of the late Frederick Douglass, the noted...
1892 Map of Rural Anacostia
We posted a cool old rural map of Tenleytown a short while back. Here’s a map from the same group, showing Anacostia back in 1892. Source: Library of Congress
Wanted: a Sober Man, Without Family
Know any sober gardeners in the area? If so, in 1857, the could have earned $200 per year, with room and board. Good Hope Hill is an area in, what is today, Anacostia. It was later the location of the...
Butler Heights: The Best Buy in Washington
Do you know where Butler Heights is (was)? There’s a tiny Butler St. SE today, very close to Frederick Douglass’ old home. This is an advertisement that we found in the Washington Herald from May 13th, 1916.
Then and Now: The Anacostia Bank
This is a great image that we dug up in the Library of Congress archives. The photo is from around 1918. It’s the old Anacostia Bank, which is still standing. Source: Library of Congress Now check out the today view...
Then and Now: Bury’s Drug Store to Uniontown Bar and Grill
Well, this was a hopefully step to revitalize Anacostia, but the most recent owner made a couple bad decisions. Here is the building as it looked around 1919 as Bury’s drug store. And below is the current Google Street View...
Incredible Aerial Views of D.C. From Anacostia
Here is a great series of photographs, showing Washington in the 1960s, as viewed from the east.
Good Hope Road in 1916
Take a look at how different Good Hope Road in Anacostia looked in 1916. And below is the Google Map of the same area, with a pin marking the intersection of Good Hope Road and 19th Pl. SE. [googlemaps https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=19th+Place+Southeast,+Washington,+DC&aq=0&oq=19th+place&sll=38.866528,-76.97485&sspn=0.013416,0.020685&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=19th+Pl+SE,+Washington,+District+of+Columbia+20020&ll=38.86485,-76.977397&spn=0.006708,0.010343&t=m&z=16&output=embed]
1907 Map of Anacostia
Take a look at this Baist map of Anacostia in 1907.
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