Check out this mysterious safety device demonstration captured in a 1924 photo in Washington, D.C.! Learn more about this bizarre event and its participants in our latest blog post.
Take a look back at this 1913 Buick Motor Company ad from the Washington Times. The ad reads kind of like car ads we see on TV today – minus the horse references!
Take a guess at where this spot is in Washington, DC from this 1916 photo! See if you can identify it this weekend and get a glimpse into the past.
Take a look at this historic photo of a Scripps-Booth that was sitting in front of the dealer at 1012 14th St. NW in Washington D.C. in 1921. The building is no longer there, but the photo remains!
Take a look into the past and explore the McDowell gas station at 5252 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Friendship Heights, DC. It held a prominent place in the Washington, DC landscape during World War II, and today, the spot is occupied by a parking garage near Mazza Gallerie.
Take a glimpse into Washington DC in 1916 with these stunning images from the Ford Motor Company’s archives! See the Ford building under construction and the location of the current Canadian Embassy.
Can you believe that the speed limit in Glen Echo was six miles an hour back in 1905?
Explore the dramatic change between speed limit laws in Washington DC over the last century! See what the laws were like in 1906 compared to today, and find out why the city has such strict limits.
Check out this awkward photo of Vice President John Nance Garner, one of FDR’s three VPs, squished in a car with a lot of other men. Taken around 1939
