Tag: Capitol Hill
1863 Photograph Down New Jersey Ave.
This is an incredible view down New Jersey Ave. in 1863. The caption reads:
Southeast view with New Jersey Ave. on the right and A...
Officer Sprinkle and the Haunted Police Station
This is the first guest post by GoDCer Tim. Given that we have "ghosts" in our name and with today being Halloween, it's appropriate...
Modern Homes Near Lincoln Park
Real estate ads are one of our favorite things to post. Here is a great one from Saturday, December 13th, 1919. Pull together $7,300...
![1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghostsofdc/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/27165126/1a35462u_0-324x235.jpg "Man Ogles Woman Near Russell Building (1943)")
Man Ogles Woman Near Russell Building (1943)
We're sharing a ton of great old photos this week and this is a great moment, frozen in time from 1943.
It's a shot of...
Capitalsaurus: Official Dinosaur of the District (Seriously)
Workers were digging a sewer trench beneath a Capitol Hill street in 1898. They came upon a few fossil fragments -- among them, a...
1815 Map of the Capitol and Its Surroundings
It's map Friday! Hopefully you liked the last map we posted, because maps seem to be super popular among GoDCers. Check this one out...
If Walls Could Talk: Ted’s Bulletin
It has been over two months since our last "If Walls Could Talk" post (Shaw's Tavern), so it's high time we crank out another...
Three Stories About Eastern Market
This is one of the most popular weekend spots in the city. Who doesn't love to wander through the aisles of Eastern Market and...
The Senate Subway in 1915
If you work on Capitol Hill, you're going to find this one fascinating. This is the underground subway that many of you take between...
Weller’s Pharmacy: Capitol Hill’s Connection to the Knights Templar
Here's a great photo from Shorpy. This is the inside of Weller's Pharmacy, located at 755 8th St. SE. Franklin Pierce Weller...
Murder Victim Admitted His Interest in Men
This is a horrible story that I came across in the Washington Post. Read this in the context of it being the 1940s because...
If Walls Could Talk: Eastern High School
I thought it would be a good to branch out and do a on Eastern High School (check them out on Facebook)...
A Suicide and Disappearance at the National Capital Brewing Company
I thought the triple homicide post I put up was crazy. This one is right up there.
The National Capital Brewery (cool PDF here) was a...
