What's better than a photo of two nuns and a dog? Here's a shot from somewhere in the 1890s of Sister Beatrice, the superintendent of Providence Hospital (learn about it here). Sister Beatrice,...
Can you identify any of these old buildings? This is an aerial view of E St. around 1900. Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking south, southwest, from old Providence Hospital, showing E Street,...
The hospital still exists, but it's no longer in the original location. Providence Hospital once stood between 2nd and 3rd St. and D and E St. Southeast. The block is now Providence Park, which is an...
Last week's winner of the "If Walls Could Talk" poll was Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar. They altered the look and feel of the tavern-heavy block of Pennsylvania between 2nd and 3rd St. SE and have been satisfying discerning palates with sophisticated wine and charcuterie since the fall of 2005.
I'm excited to branch out to a different neighborhood for this next IWCT and judging by the popularity of this place, I'm hoping this will be a well-liked post.