Foggy Bottom got its evocative name from the industrial fumes that once rose from the gas works and breweries along the Potomac. Today it is home to the State Department, George Washington University, and the Kennedy Center, but these posts dig into the neighborhood’s earlier life as a working-class industrial district that bore almost no resemblance to its current form.
On March 1, 1976, a Foreign Service officer killed his family in their Carderock Springs home and vanished into a 48-year manhunt that is still open.
Braddock’s Rock was where General Edward Braddock reportedly camped on the Potomac in 1755, with a young George Washington along.
Take a look back in time and discover a photo of Columbia Hospital in Washington, DC, taken some time in the early 1920s
Take a look back at 21st and C St. NW in 1924 (mislabeled as 1916) with this photo of the Potomac Park Apartments. This is the location of the Department of State today.
Check out this really cool film sent to us by GoDCer Michael. We’re sorry it took so long to post, but it’s now available to watch – click the link to start streaming today!
Take a look back in time to explore DC in 1903 with this map of the Department of State! See the dog pound at 23rd and C St. and the Herdic-Phaeton building at 19th and E St.
We came across an article in The Washington Post from August 17th, 1919, detailing an explosion in Foggy Bottom. Local officials were unable to identify the source of the explosion and an interesting theory was presented by others interviewed in the article. Was it a meteor or a bomb outrage?
Take a trip down memory lane with this 1981 apartment listings page from The Washington Post. Check out the prices and see if you recognize any of the addresses!
On May 12, 1937, Sally Halterman stamped her foot at a skeptical D.C. police examiner until he handed her the first motorcycle license ever granted to a woman in the District. Four months later, she eloped on it.
