Tag: Bloomingdale
Bloomingdale Home for $300 Cash and $20 Monthly
Here's an advertisement for Bloomingdale homes from April 15th, 1906. This was printed in The Washington Times.
Here are those Bloomingdale homes today.
Why Is It Named Bloomingdale?
It has been a really long time since we did a "Why is it Named...?" post, and since at least a quarter of GoDCers live...
1907 Map of LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale
We now know that GoDCers love maps. They seriously love maps, because our most popular post ever was the 1851 map of Washington. So,...
Best Buy in Bloomingdale (1911)
Here's a cool advertisement I came across in the Washington Times. This is from Augusts 19th, 1911.
Check this out below. Here is the Google...
Our Five Most Popular Posts … and Five Duds
This blog is 150 posts deep now and I'd like to go back and revisit some of the more popular posts. Out of the...
If Walls Could Talk: The Seaton at 150 Rhode Island Ave. NW
I received an email from a reader saying she learned of Ghosts of DC through this post on Big Bear Cafe. She kindly asked...
If Walls Could Talk: Big Bear Cafe
Big Bear Cafe is a lovely coffee shop which has warmed up Bloomingdale residents since 2007. It's a favorite of many in the neighborhood...