National Park Seminary May day festivities at National Park Seminary c.1907. (Source: Library of Congress ) Forest Glen As the Real DC Metro Map astutely pointed out, this area is neither a forest nor a glen. It is however, the site of National Park …
Blair's Mansion Ruins of mansion after it was burnt by Confederates under Gen. Jubal Early. (Source: Library of Congress ) Silver Spring The fourth and final stop (or first if you’re coming from the east) relevant to the Battle of Fort Stevens. In 1842, …
East Berkeley Takoma While Takoma Park residents may associate their community with Roscoe the Rooster, Takoma Park’s national claim to fame is their high level of activism. During the Civil Rights era, future Takoma Park mayor Sam Abbott led a campaign …
Basilica Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (Source: Wikipedia ) Brookland-CUA In 1846, a Massachusetts newspaper wrote of “a magnificent Catholic church [to] be built at Washington, D.C. after the manner of the great cathedrals …
Eckington-ElectriCity Old printing plant in Eckington, sometime between 1913 and 1925 (Source: Library of Congress ) Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Now this is a neighborhood worth celebrating. The land was originally purchased in 1815 by Joseph Gales Jr., …
Truxton Circle Row houses in Truxton Circle. (Source: Wikipedia ) NoMa-Gallaudet U Some neighborhoods were destined for greatness. Truxton Circle was not. With what can be best described as humble beginnings, this neighborhood is named after a traffic …
Swampoodle Row houses along 1st St., NE in the Swampoodle neighborhood, 1904. (Source: Wikipedia ) Union Station Though it may be nearly impossible to improve upon this station’s inspired nomenclature, we will try... Welcome to Swampoodle! This …
Assassins' Fate Front of the D.C. Courthouse (Credit: Wikipedia ) Judiciary Square If you’ve ever tried to kill a president, chances are you’ve spent some time at the D.C. City Hall. The first of these defendants was Richard Lawrence who, in 1835, …
Center Market Center Market. (Source: Library of Congress ) Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter During the 19th century, Center Market was a nationally renowned place to shop. Designed by Adolf Cluss (who also constructed Eastern Market) in 1872, it was …
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