Between 1930 and 1950, the population of Washington expanded incredibly. The crush of people needed a way to get to work, and though a proposed subway in 1912 never came to fruition, the idea resurfaced during...
Check out this great set of photos from 1973, showing construction of Metro Center underground. Also, don't miss these other great old Metro photos showing Dupont Circle we posted a while ago. Underground photo of...
Much to our surprise, when doing some research on Metro and subway history in our city, we came across and article printed in The Washington Times on Sunday evening, February 25th,...
This is a map of Metro done with braille. I'm not sure what the date it on this, but since the Red Line stops at Silver Spring (why is it named Silver Spring?), it's some time...
As with any massive public project, Metro was full of contentious debates and heated arguments. Ultimately, we know where we ended up, but back in 1966, things we slightly different and proposals didn't fully become realized. We've...
How cool are these? We stumbled across them on Metro's Facebook page. 1982 |...
Are you a long-time resident of Brookland? If so, you might remember the time when Metro just arrived. Or, like the article below, was about to arrive....
In these 1966 drawings, train cars roll below the surface of Connecticut Avenue -- but above Rock Creek. Holes have been cut through the massive concrete supports of the Taft Bridge. These amazing early Metro plans...
Unfortunately, I didn't find a larger version of this image, but it's still pretty cool to see. Source: Rare Vintage Photos of Washington, D.C....
Interesting. Imagine if the Kennedy Center had its own Metro station. The walk from Foggy Bottom is kind of a pain in the ass. Unfortunately for the Kennedy Center, they're still stuck in no man's land...
This. Is. Awesome. Thanks to GoDCer Harrison for sharing this. We first came across it on InTheCapital. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io6OIDwQiaA Is this the best 70s video or what?...
Here is a fascinating article we dug up in the Washington Post from April 8th, 1941. At the time, only Boston, New York and Philadelphia had subways. Of course, our country was thrown into World War II...
Two hundred years after the Declaration of Independence, Washington, D.C. was getting ready to inaugurate its own underground public transit system, the new Washington Metro. It may shock you to hear this, but on Metro's opening day,...
Well over 30,000 passengers pass through Metro Center every single day, and upwards of 9.7 million do each year. It is the hub of Washington's Metro (there almost was a second hub at Farragut Square).