Tag: Dupont Circle

Terrific old photograph of Dupont Circle in 1904.

This photograph appears to be taken from Blaine Mansion sometime during the 1920s, looking east over Dupont Circle. You can see the Cairo Building...

What an amazing photograph of Blaine Mansion in 1900. This is the only old Dupont Circle "castle" still standing. It's also a great place...

What a beautiful building. Sadly, this building no longer exists. Take a look at the same intersection today on Google Street View.

This is an excellent page from the Washington Times, published on December 21st, 1902. We wanted to share the entire page with you, so...

This is D.C.'s original statue of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont, installed in 1884. Here you see it - clearly sitting at the center...

I was going to go with a title about Canadians coming in peace this time, but I did not want to re-start the old...

Who tossed Washington's first pizza pie?  Was it "jumbo"?  Deep-dish?  Square?  Turns out, these are tough questions to answer.  Several attempts at D.C. historical...

Here's a great shot of Dupont Circle. You can clearly make out the Patterson House (now the Washington Club) in the background. What an...

I took a tour of the Dupont Underground yesterday, and I have to say, it's amazing. It's like to step back into 1955. If...

You may recognize this building, because it is still there. After reading an article in the Washington Post from 1908, I have a far different...

The slow demise of Brickskeller was sad to witness. The place was full of so many fond memories. I'm sure many of you remember...

This is a worthy story for a "From the Crazy Vault" post ... check it out. I came across the tale in the Washington...

This is a great advertisement from the early 1920s. The Connecticut Avenue Association was promoting retail up and down Connecticut Ave., near Dupont Circle,...