This photograph appears to be taken from Blaine Mansion sometime during the 1920s, looking east over Dupont Circle. You can see the Cairo Building in the background. ...
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 to get some pizza and delicious craft beer today. ...
What a beautiful building. Sadly, this building no longer exists. Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Panama Legation, New Hampshire Avenue and Q Street N.W." 18th Street is on the left and New Hampshire Avenue...
This is an excellent page from the Washington Times, published on December 21st, 1902. We wanted to share the entire page with you, so make sure to click on the image for a detailed version of...
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 of Dupont Circle. We see the namesake admiral but we don't see...
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 burned down the White House?” argument all over again. Indeed, Canada has...
Guest Posts, Other Cool Stuff / 19.09.2012
Pizza Pioneers of Washington
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 pizza research have been made (some incorrectly) in recent years. Here we'll...
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 amazing shot frozen in time. Check...
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 haven't done it, you really should. a streetcar...
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 perspective on the building. six-story apartment building being constructed...
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 back when you could smoke in bars ...
From the Crazy Vault, Notable People & Places / 07.06.2012
Cairo Building Steamfitter Falls 120 Feet Down Elevator Shaft and Lives to Tell the Tale
This is a worthy story for a "From the Crazy Vault" post ...
This is a great advertisement from the early 1920s. The Connecticut Avenue Association was promoting retail up and down Connecticut Ave.,...
A Personal Story / 29.02.2012
Robert H. Muir: Manager of The Cairo
There were a couple of requests a short while back to do a post on The Cairo, the most famous residential building in the city. You can Google it or check it out on Wikipedia, so no need to do the building's history. I want to dig up the more anonymous stories of people associated with the building.
So, here's one that I came across about a guy named Robert Muir. He was the Cairo Hotel's manager back in the 1910s, about a little over 15 years into its existence.