I’ve been trying to dig up this information for a really long time. Thanks to some minor prodding in an email from GoDCer Hugh, I decided to give in one more shot. And, I finally found something! The Ada Evening...
I’ve been trying to dig up this information for a really long time. Thanks to some minor prodding in an email from GoDCer Hugh, I decided to give in one more shot. And, I finally found something! The Ada Evening...
In the interest of giving GoDCers more on Congress Heights, here is a map of the area in 1907. And compare it to the current map from Google.
Did you know Congress Heights had a town flag? (Does it still have a flag?) We didn’t. Below is an article published in the Washington Post on July 23rd, 1901, commenting on the adoption of a town flag for Congress...
When we started this blog last year, we received close to zero emails from readers. That’s probably because we only had a dozen or so dedicated readers. Now, we are fortunate enough to hear from GoDCers on a daily basis. We’re...
Admittedly, I do not focus enough east of the river. I was doing a little digging around the Library of Congress archives and came across this gem. This is an advertisement for homes in Congress Heights, published on May 17th,...
