Hooker's Division Hooker's Division, located in the area around the White House, was one of Washington's major Red Light Districts in the 19th century. (Source: Library of Congress ) Federal Triangle To most, “Federal Triangle” doesn’t sound like a great …
Murder Bay Street scene of Murder Bay neighborhood, 1912. (Source: Library of Congress ) Metro Center Wow, a station named after its positioning in the Metro system. If it’s even possible to improve upon this brilliance, we’d like to call the station …
Freedman's Village Civil War era photograph of Freedmans’ Village (Source: Library of Congress ) Arlington Cemetery The hundreds of thousands of graves at Arlington National Cemetery each offer a story of their own, which would be worthy of a Metro stop …
Jackson City Pentagon Depending on how adventurous you were, the land that is now the Pentagon was either the place to be or the place to stay away from in the mid 1800s. “Jackson City,” as it was called, was home to a red-light district, complete with …
Queen City Pentagon City As its name suggests, Pentagon City is a neighborhood that is easily commutable to the Pentagon. But before the Pentagon, there was Queen City, a home for southern African-Americans displaced by the closure of Freedman’s Village. …
Long Bridge Civil War era photo of the Long Bridge by Andrew J. Russell. (Source: Library of Congress ) Crystal City Crystal City is not a neighborhood one would necessarily call historically rich, unless you’re into the history of buildings with the name …
Abingdon Plantation Ruins of Abingdon Plantation with National Airport parking garage and terminal in the distance. (Credit: y Rolfmueller, licensed via Creative Commons SA 4.0 ) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Before becoming D.C.’s most metro …
Doors' Opening Jim Morrison's 10th grade high school yearbook photo. (Photo source: George Washington High School yearbook) Braddock Road There must have been something in the water fountains at George Washington High School in the 1950s. Between 1953 and …
Shuter's Hill George Washington Masonic Memorial on Shuter's Hill in Alexandria, Virginia. (Credit: Jacob Kaplan) King St-Old Town When you get off at King Street, it’s almost impossible to not see the Masonic Temple. And yes, the Masonic Temple is very …
Heritage Park Present day view of Heritage Park in Alexandria, Virginia. Eisenhower Ave Since President Eisenhower didn’t have a very strong connection to the area which is now Eisenhower Avenue, we think it’s probably safe to rename this station. Within …
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