My last post went way back to the 1920s. This one is a couple of decades after that, but well before the Washington Capitals arrived here. Our second “Before Ovechkin” post will cover the… more →
Ghosts of DCwrote 3 months ago: It’s thin. At certain parts of the day it’s even claustrophobic. Two minutes apart it can be compl … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Tuesday was early dismissal day. I bolted when the bell rang at 2:20, gathered my books from my loc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Children line up outside a Nation of Islam meeting at the Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., 1961. Photo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My last post went way back to the 1920s. This one is a couple of decades after that, but well before … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My last post went way back to the 1920s. This one is a couple of decades after that, but well before … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is seriously awesome. The Internet is just amazing. This is a video from February 11th, 1964. I … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Rachel Beauregard does not actually don boxing gloves in SWAMPOODLE that I can recall, but happily s … more →
wrote 3 years ago: In a dark corner of the arena, there’s a door frame that used to have stairs attached. Climb o … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A parking garage. Built in 1941, in it’s heyday it was known as the Coliseum or the UIine Aren … more →