Whenever I stroll through D.C. cemeteries, given my fascinating with the stories of regular Washingtonians, I'm always curious what the story is behind the names on the headstones. Hundreds and thousands of people who lived decades,...
Why Is It Named...? / 13.05.2014
Why Is It Named Tunlaw Road?
For those of you who do not know this, you'll chuckle at how simple this is. There once was a great suburban Washington estate called Tunlaw, in what is today Wesley Heights -- the home stood at...
Old Ads & Classifieds / 16.10.2013
Glover Park Homes: $8,950 Upward
Check out this great old advertisement from The Washington Post, printed on October 9th, 1927. Those were the good old days. Some have Frigidaire! ...
I was taking a nice evening walk by Stoddert Elementary School in Glover Park this weekend with Mrs. Ghost and Ghost Dog and, of course, I was curious as to the origin of the school's name. Clearly...
Old Ads & Classifieds / 27.04.2012
Value Asserts Itself in Glover Park
[caption id="attachment_5731" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Glover Park homes advertisement in Washington Post - October 14th, 1928"][/caption] Here's a cool ad for homes in Glover Park in the late 1920s. The sample home was at 3833 Beecher St. NW,...
I was walking through Glover Park the other day with my wife and she made a great suggestion to do an "If Walls Could Talk" on the neighborhood favorite Pearson's on Wisconsin. This place has been around for a really long time (since 1933). Your grandfather (or great-grandfather) probably would have purchased some booze from them (if he lived in D.C. back then). Given the natural history of this place, I'm going to agree with my wife and do some research on this local business. A place that used to supply President Truman with some booze for his weekly poker game is definitely worth out time.
So, let's give some love to a different 'hood and dig into some Glover Park history.
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."