Tag: Glen Echo MD

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Town Marshall, Charles Collins, ticketing a car along Conduit Road (MacArthur Boulevard). Note the 12MPH limit. ca. 1907

Glen Echo War on Diplomats

Source: Glen Echo-Cabin John History This is a terrific email that I received from a GoDCer earlier this week. Getting emails like this always makes my day, so please keep sending them (especially if you have a great story to

1905 Ford

Glen Echo Speed Limit in 1905: Six Miles an Hour!

Are you kidding me? Some of you can probably run six miles per hour. This is a fun piece that we dug up in the Washington Post from February 4th, 1905. The best part was the lede: “No More Automobile

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