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Woodley Park

Woodley Park grew up around the Connecticut Avenue bridge and the National Zoo, becoming one of DC’s most desirable residential addresses in the early 20th century, defined by its grand apartment buildings and tree-lined streets.

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Never Built: Metro’s Bridge Over Rock CreekOct 1, 2013National Cathedral at nightThe Beauty of DC: When You’re Standing in Front of the National CathedralSep 24, 2013Ghost Dog visits the Duke Ellington BridgeGhost Dog Visits the Duke Ellington Bridge: Three Stories From This Historic LandmarkJan 28, 2013Walter Spangenberg, captain in the Woodrow Wilson High School Cadet Corps at the school's Regimental Ball during WWII - October 1943 (Shorpy)The Life and Times of Walter Spangenberg, Washingtonian and Naval AviatorJun 1, 2012Alligators in their enclosure in the original Animal House, also known as the Carnivora House, which opened in 1892 and was the first permanent building at the National Zoological Park. The alligators are housed in the "temporary" wooden wing of the structure (Smithsonian)Proposed National Zoo in Rock Creek ParkApr 12, 2012The Shoreham Hotel from across Calvert Street, photographed shortly after its 1930 opening, Theodor Horydczak Collection, Library of CongressIs the Omni Shoreham Hotel Haunted? The Strange Story of Suite 870Feb 15, 2012The "Rainbow Row" of homes on Cliffbourne Pl. NWExploring the History of 2515 Cliffbourne Pl. NW: The Green House in the “Rainbow Row” of Historic HomesJan 31, 2012
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