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Rare Film Footage of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1909

This is one of our best GoDCer contributions yet. Tom from Bethesda sent this over to share with everyone else. This was taken on Pennsylvania Ave. NW between 10th and 11th St. Watch the whole thing a… more →

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Rare Film Footage of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1909 — 4 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 9 months ago: This is one of our best GoDCer contributions yet. Tom from Bethesda sent this over to share with eve … more →

Tags: Featured, From GoDCers, 1900's, streetcars, films

View of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1860 — 1 comment

Ghosts of DC wrote 11 months ago: Drawing shows a woman and child exiting the telegraph office, and the National Hotel, at Pennsylvani … more →

Tags: Faces & Places of Yesterday, 1860's

Amazing Old Photo of Capitol Dome Construction in 1858 — 7 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 11 months ago: photograph of the Capitol under construction in 1858 (Architect of the Capitol) I came across this g … more →

Tags: Notable People & Places, Capitol Building, 1850s, Architect of the Capitol

View of 14th and Pennsylvania Ave. From the Willard Hotel — 4 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 11 months ago: I can spend two or three hours researching an in depth “Three Things…” or “I … more →

Tags: Faces & Places of Yesterday, 1930s, 14th St NW, The Willard Hotel, streetcars

Puerto Rican Nationalists Attempt to Assassinate Truman; Gun Battle on Pennsylvania Avenue — 2 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: You may not know this, but there was a very public assassination attempt on a President very near th … more →

Tags: other cool stuff, Featured, 1950s, The White House, Presidents, Harry Truman, videos, Blair House, Leslie Coffelt

Cries of Murder; Man Slashed Several Times, Leaps From Window — 7 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: 1880s pen knife Here is some old craziness to (I hate to use the word) entertain you. This is from t … more →

Tags: From The Crazy Vault, Featured, 1880's, murder, Botanical Garden

Washington's Chinese Mafia Wars — 4 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: The opium den post of last week was the first foray into old Chinatown research, but I’ve unco … more →

Tags: From The Crazy Vault, Featured, 1920s, dcpd, murder, Crime, Opium, chinatown

Opium Den Holdup at Moy's on Pennsylvania Avenue — 10 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: You may be aware of the blight that lined Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1970s with the proliferation of … more →

Tags: From The Crazy Vault, Featured, 1900's, u s census, Opium, chinatown

The Inauguration of Herbert Hoover in 1929 — 9 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: This is an excellent silent film from 1929. It begins with outgoing president Calvin Coolidge and Ho … more →

Tags: Notable People & Places, Historical Events, 1920s, The White House, Presidents, the Capitol building, videos, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover

Pool Hall Contest Ends in Riot — 4 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: Anytime you throw men, booze and pool into an equation, with a little competition on the side, you … more →

Tags: From The Crazy Vault, Featured, 1900's, Drunkenness

Then And Now: The Evening Star Building — 1 comment

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a cool “Then and Now” photo set. This is the Washington Star (or Evening St … more →

Tags: Then and Now, 1900's, Washington Star, Evening Star

In Hotel Lobbies: Lou Gehrig Celebrates the New Year in Washington — 5 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: The Iron Horse himself, Lou Gehrig, was in our city to celebrate the start of a new year in 1929. He … more →

Tags: In Hotel Lobbies, 1920s, Babe Ruth, Baseball, New York Yankees, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson, Occidental Hotel

In Hotel Lobbies: Buffalo Bill at the Willard Hotel — 5 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: I’ve come across a mountain of great society columns in old Washington  Posts titled “In … more →

Tags: In Hotel Lobbies, 1900's, The Willard Hotel, 15th St NW, Buffalo Bill, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

upper crust happy hour — 1 comment

ccdc wrote 1 year ago: upper crust pizzeria | 17th and penn | downtown The block of Pennsylvania between 17th and 18th is d … more →

Tags: American, cheap eats, Delivery, Happy Hour, Pizza, Washington D C, Downtown, the dupont, the nationals park

Then and Now: Riggs National Bank - 15th and Pennsylvania Ave. NW — 1 comment

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: Here is a nice “Then and Now” shot of the old Riggs National Bank across from the Depart … more →

Tags: Then and Now, 1910s, Department of Treasury, Riggs National Bank, Bank of America

Amazing Photo of the Old Post Office — 13 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a cool short post to end this Friday. I was scanning Shorpy and came across this photog … more →

Tags: Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured, 1900's, Shorpy, old post office

The Grand Review of the Armies (May, 1865) — 5 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: Matthew Brady, photographer The Grand Review of the Armies happened on May 23rd and 24th, 1865 after … more →

Tags: Historical Events, The civil war, 1860's, William T. Sherman, Robert E. Lee, George Meade, Matthew Brady, Photo Gallery

Bystanders Whipped the Brutal Fellow (1892) — 1 comment

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: I’m doing a little early morning research and this one from January 11th, 1892 caught my eye. … more →

Tags: From The Crazy Vault, 1890s, Drunkenness, Crowley's oyster house, Dime Messenger Service

Washington Streetcar Videos from 1903 and 1941 — 6 comments

Ghosts of DC wrote 1 year ago: This was a pretty cool find on YouTube. It looks like this takes place looking northwest on Pennsylv … more →

Tags: Faces & Places of Yesterday, 1900's, 1940s, Capital Traction Company, Library Of Congress, The Willard Hotel, streetcars


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