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Aerial view of the Washington Navy Yard, looking east (top). This shot shows the Navy Yard’s borders: M Street on the north (left); the waterfront on the south; 11th street on the east, and 2nd street on the west (foreground). On the right bank of the river is Anacostia, September 1963. NHHC Photograph Collection, Navy Subject Files, Washington Navy Yard. (214).

Aerial Views of the Navy Yard in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s

  • September 9, 2015
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:...
Cedar Hill in 1905

Frederick Douglass Home Ransacked

  • January 7, 2014
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...

1892 Map of Rural Anacostia

  • December 31, 2013
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
February 27th, 1857

Wanted: a Sober Man, Without Family

  • October 5, 2013
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...
Butler Heights advertisement 1916

Butler Heights: The Best Buy in Washington

  • July 10, 2013
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...
The Anacostia Bank, 2021 Nichols Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C., decorated for a parade

Then and Now: The Anacostia Bank

  • July 1, 2013
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...
Bury's drug store around 1919

Then and Now: Bury’s Drug Store to Uniontown Bar and Grill

  • April 4, 2013
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...
view of Washington from the east

Incredible Aerial Views of D.C. From Anacostia

  • April 3, 2013
Here is a great series of photographs, showing Washington in the 1960s, as viewed from the east.
Anacostia and Good Hope Road in 1916

Good Hope Road in 1916

  • January 7, 2013
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...
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