Tag: Woodley Park
Why Is It Named Woodley Park?
Who was Mr. Woodley, you're probably wondering. Well unlike Mr. Cleveland's eponymous neighborhood one stop past Woodley on the red line, this neighborhood was not...
1913 Map of Woodley Park and Observatory Circle
Happy Sunday, and welcome to map week! Starting now, going through the rest of the week, we're posting a map each day, so get...
Every Home is Distinctive in Woodley Park
Here's a great old advertisement for Woodley Park in 1928. We found this one in The Washington Post, and it's advertising some Wardman homes.
Never Built: Metro’s Bridge Over Rock Creek
In these 1966 drawings, train cars roll below the surface of Connecticut Avenue -- but above Rock Creek. Holes have been cut through the...
Ghost Dog Fetches Three Stories About the Duke Ellington Bridge
Ghost Dog went on another walk this past weekend to seek out three more stories for the GoDC community. This time, she passed through...
Walter Spangenberg of Woodrow Wilson High School Cadet Corps
This is a far more charming photo of Washington in 1943 than the mock execution being held on the grounds of Woodrow Wilson High...
Proposed National Zoo in Rock Creek Park
We are a great nation and Americans in the 1880s were proud of their rapidly growing and dominant country. But how can you truly...
Suite 870: the Haunted “Ghost Suite” at the Omni Shoreham Hotel
By now, everyone should know this is a blog about local history and stories lost to time. But our reader Suzanne commented on Facebook...
If Walls Could Talk: The Green House at 2515 Cliffbourne Pl. NW – Part...
This is the first in a four-part series of posts covering the colorful homes on Cliffbourne Pl. NW, between Calvert St. and Biltmore St....
Reader’s Choice: Why is Syracuse University in Woodley Park?
A curious Ghosts of D.C. reader posted on Facebook that she wanted to know why Syracuse has a house in Woodley Park. I too...
