Takoma Park straddles the DC-Maryland line and was one of the first planned streetcar suburbs in the Washington region, founded in 1883. Its Victorian-era homes and tree-canopied streets give it a character unlike almost anywhere else near the city.
Can someone identify the time period for this intersection of Cedar and 4th Street in Takoma Park, DC? Check out the almost identical view today on Google Street View and see if you can tell!
Take a look at this amazing 1907 map of Takoma Park and explore the outlines of proposed roads in and around the area
Take a step back in time to the Petroleum Age of 1921 with this photo of the old Dome Gas Service Station in Takoma. Learn more about its location and the railroad tracks in the background at GhostsofDC.org!
It’s been more than a century since two Washington neighborhoods, Takoma and Petworth, went head-to-head in a hotly contested game of amateur baseball. Read on to find out who emerged victorious and for the full box score!
The Takoma Theatre at 4th and Butternut NW ran from 1924 until Chris Rock shot Bring the Pain there and it closed in 2006.
