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Metro's Taft Bridge plan- color, November 1966

Never Built: Metro's Bridge Over Rock Creek

In these 1966 drawings, train cars roll under Connecticut Avenue, but above Rock Creek. These amazing early Metro plans never came to fruition. They depict the Red Line between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park.

Farragut Square circa 1881 (maritimequest.com)

Three Random Stories About Farragut Square

What is the history of Farragut Square in Washington, DC? Read three great stories from its past.

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Two elderly convention attendees in 1916 (Library of Congress)

1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington

The Wok n’ Roll Restaurant now occupies the space of the Surratt House. The original first floor door has been boarded up, and there is no evidence of the second story entrance or stairs.

Mary Surratt Boarding House is Now a Chinese Restaurant

RUSSIA

The Story of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska's Mansion

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1895 Bird's Eye View of Brookland

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1890s Map of Diarrhea Deaths in Washington

View of Washington from Georgetown in 1801

A Foreigner's Impressions of Washington in 1799

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Key Bridge under construction

The Construction of Key Bridge Connecting Georgetown and Rosslyn

1916 bird's eye view of Washington

A Bird's Eye View of Washington, Looking Toward the Northeast

Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; Near Capitol Building; One basement room rents for $9.00 a month, two rooms upstairs for $ 16.00, one bath and cold water in the hall for entire building.. Wolcott, Marion Post -- Photographer

A Look Back at Defrees Alley in Washington D.C.

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