This great old photo shows the view looking north on 15th St., just east of the White House and Treasury Department. The intersection is with Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C., circa 1931. "Fifteenth Street...
Photos like this can suck up an hour of my time. I just love looking at these. Click on it for a larger version. This shows a scene at 15th and Pennsylvania in 1919. In the background...
What do you see in this photo of Pennsylvania Avenue? It's an amazing scene from the early 1900s, where you can see the Willard Hotel prominently positioned, as well as the old Washington Post building and...
Here's a great old photo of trucks on parade, going down Pennsylvania Ave. towards the White House. Click on it for a larger version. June 28, 1919. "Motor Truck Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue." Held...
Here's an article from The Washington Post in 1925 about a nasty fire in a candy company building on Pennsylvania Avenue just after Christmas. A Spectacular five-alarm fire in the wholesale candy plant of George J. Mueller, 336...
When was this photo taken? Can you help date it, because it wasn't properly labeled. It appears to be the view down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House from the Capitol Dome. Looking...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 17.12.2014
15th and G St. NW in 1911
View from Pennsylvania Avenue NW looking east towards the buildings on the east side of 15th Street as well as the southeast corner of 15th and G Streets. Streetcars and horses and...
Other Cool Stuff / 03.11.2014
1925 View Down Pennsylvania Avenue
This is such a great old photo. Click on it for a much more detailed version. Source:...
Check out this incredible view of Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1920s. Source: Library of Congress...
What a beautiful drawing from the 1920s. This was done by Susan Brown Chase. Landscape drawing shows storefronts on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC between 22nd and 23rd streets. A shopkeeper stands in...
Below is a painting of Brown's Indian Queen Hotel situated on Pennsylvania Avenue. Source: Library of Congress The hotel was located on the northwest corner of 6th and Pennsylvania and was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvoiCvJycmc What a cool video! This was a find on the Library of Congress website. Below is the description from the site. "This most excellent picture was secured at the junction of Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth Street. The...
Lost History / 14.02.2014
Lost National Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue
In keeping with the hotel theme this week, we wanted to share a little bit about the National Hotel, formerly situated at 6th and Pennsylvania Ave., across from where the Indian Queen was. The location is...
Seriously. This city has come a long way from lost sheep and cows on Pennsylvania Ave. Check out this print from 1839. Source: Library of Congress...