McPherson Square

Then and Now: McPherson Square Building

Today the building at 910 15th St. NW, right off of McPherson Square is the Camden Parc Apartments. Back
cab stand at McPherson Square

1919 Cab Stand at McPherson Square

This was a time when cabs were pulled by horses. And this photo shows a cab stand at McPherson Square around 1918. We dug this up at a new site that we stumbled across, Documentarist.
Casino Royal Adult Theatre advertisement in the Washington Post - December 15th, 1977

Sleezy 14th Street Porno District

If you lived in or visited Washington in the 1970s or 80s you probably remember how nasty this city was. I remember my father taking me to the 1988 Washington Auto Show at the old convention...
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