We posted another piece about this event a while back. This is a much higher resolution image from the event at Fort Myer. Source: Library...
On July 27th, 1909, Orville Wright sets the flight duration record at Ft. Myer. The flight was over 40 miles with an average speed of also over 40 miles per hour. Orville Wright...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 07.11.2012
The Smiling Army Cook
Great photo. You can't help but smile back when you look at it. The guy in the photo is an army cook at Ft. Myer in 1917. 1917. Arlington, Virginia. "Fort Myer officer...
From the Crazy Vault, Notable People & Places / 05.04.2012
Mayflower Hotel Maid Finds Woman Near Death; Husband Shoots Self Through Heart
This title is worthy of a big #WTF. Posts like this are sadly some of the more popular ones. I don't know if GoDCers are attracted to the macabre, but it sure seems that way. So here's another...
Other Cool Stuff / 13.02.2012
Bandits Reign in Sight of Capitol
Murders Committed, Trains Held Up, and Helpless Women Robbed, But Officers Do Nothing to Check Outlawry, for the "Crimes" Are in Moving Pictures.
This was the headline on the front page of the Washington Times on Thursday, November 16th, 1911. Back in the early 20th century, Fort Myer, in Arlington, was being used as a movie set for silent films. Here's the text of the article:
If Walls Could Talk, Reader's Choice / 27.01.2012
If Walls Could Talk: The Seaton at 150 Rhode Island Ave. NW
I received an email from a reader saying she learned of Ghosts of DC through this post on Big Bear Cafe. She kindly asked if I would look into the history of her Bloomingdale condo building in, as she knew very little about it (other than old stories from local cabbies).
I'm starting to see an increase in email requests like this, and I wish I could get to all of them, but for this one, I'm happy to oblige. I'll see what I can dig up for her (and her neighbors) to bring to life the history of 150 Rhode Island Ave. NW, The Seaton. Plus, she asked very nicely and said please. So here's our next "Reader's Choice" and "If Walls Could Talk."
I am obsessed with Red Rocks at 11th and Park NW. I have been since day one. In the hopes that I can convince my wife to go there tonight (or at least this weekend), I...