Tag: Petworth

We posted some cool old maps of Petworth's development in the early part of the 20th century yesterday. Today, here are some...

We love sharing these old maps of Washington. This time, we're going to share a series of maps of Petworth to show...

I just went to Chez Billy (3815 Georgia Ave. NW) in Petworth for the first time the other day to grab drinks and some...

Recognize any places in this map of Petworth? It's from 1921 and shows a bit of development from the 1907 map that we posted...

Look at this old classified advertisement from The Washington Post from exactly 25 years ago. This was printed on Friday, October 21st, 1988 and if you...

Want to buy a home in Petworth for $8,950? You could have if you were reading The Washington Post on October 9th, 1927. Here's an...

Another great photo from Shorpy ... this time showing three homes on Randolph St. NW. Source: Shorpy And, the best part is that the three homes...

Today is Petworth day. Check out the map of Petworth in 1907. And then look how rural it was to the west. Amazing.

These are old, but not really that old. They are from 1993 (but I still find it hard to believe that 1993 was 20...

Calling all hipsters! Do you know why it's called Petworth? We'll go out on a limb and guess that most of you...

This is a set of maps from 1916, showing a very different, and sparsely developed Petworth.  

The good old days of Washington amateur baseball. There were hundreds, if not thousands of articles mentioning match-ups between different neighborhoods. This one from...

Take a look at this real estate investment ad from 1919. Only $6,300 for a home in Petworth! $30,000 for a home at 14th...

Petworth was not always full of hipsters that resemble Officer Sprinkle (J.L. Sprinkle was such a badass, he was a hipster before being a hipster...

This next installment of "If Walls Could Talk" will be the Petworth watering hole, The Looking Glass Lounge. This is one of my favorite...