Tag: Pennsylvania Ave. NW

This amazing old photograph shows the intersection of 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., where the Willard Hotel sits. It has some amazing...

This great old photo shows the view looking north on 15th St., just east of the White House and Treasury Department. The intersection is...

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...

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...

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. Source:...

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...

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...

I'm trying to make out where this is today. 15th, Pennsylvania, and G St. don't really intersect. Can you help out and add your...

This is such a great old photo. Click on it for a much more detailed version. Source: Shorpy

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. Source: Library of Congress  

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...

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...

In keeping with the hotel theme this week, we wanted to share a little bit about the National Hotel, formerly situated at 6th and...

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...

Here are two great old photos from 1913, showing different angles of a traffic stop. The car is a Haynes roadster, which cost about...

Here is a great series of three photographs from 1902. It depicts a parade of the Grand Army of the Republic going down Pennsylvania...

Source: Shorpy How beautiful is this photo down Pennsylvania Avenue? This was taken from the roof of the Willard Hotel in 1921, at the intersection...

What a great shot of Federal Triangle, looking down Pennsylvania Ave. You can also see the Navy Memorial under construction. Source: Library of Congress

This is a cool old painting from the early 19th century. It shows the Capitol Building as it would have looked during the first...

This is definitely (hopefully) something you would not see today. It's a large parade of tanks heading from the Capitol Building towards the White...