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Wheat Row Wheat Row (Source: Library of Congress ) Waterfront If L’Enfant Plaza is the epitome of the 1950 urban renewal project, Wheat Row is a symbol of the opposition. Constructed in 1794, Wheat Row is a series of four houses named after Senate …

Urban Renewal Center Office building in L'Enfant Plaza. (Source: Library of Congress ) L'Enfant Plaza Ever wondered what L’Enfant Plaza was before becoming a plaza? Well, even if you haven’t, it’s still pretty interesting. The D.C. Redevelopment Act of …

Louse Alley Federal Center SW Continuing the tour (or starting if you’re coming from the east) of D.C.’s old red-light districts, welcome to Louse Alley! Back in the 1860s, most prostitution occurred in brothels that were managed by a madam, and one such …

Lincoln-Bell School 1908 photograph of the Lincoln School. (Source: The Hill is Home blog ) Capitol South Ah, Capitol South. A name that teaches us a lot about the station’s position relative to the Capitol, but not much else. For instance, did you know …

Immortal Market Undated photo of interior of Eastern Market. (Source: Library of Congress ) Eastern Market Like the Energizer Bunny, Eastern Market just keeps on going. Its history stretches back to L’Enfant’s original plan, where it was to be one of …

Westminster Abbey, USA Undated photo of Congressional Cemetery. (Source: Library of Congress ) Potomac Ave While the architecture may be less impressive than the one in London, an important landmark close to this station is Congressional Cemetery. After …

Gridiron Integration Stadium-Armory R.F.K. Stadium has been the home to eleven separate Washington sports teams, but is now home to none. So, before R.F.K. vanishes from our memories completely, let’s commemorate how it came to be. In the late 1950s, …

Payne's Cemetery Benning Road In 1851, a free black man named John Payne opened a cemetery primarily for African-Americans. During the 1800s it thrived (to the extent that a cemetery can thrive), recording 14,000 burials between 1880-1919. Unfortunately, …

Marvin Gayetion Capitol Heights D.C. native Marvin Gaye left his footprint all over the city, and there’s even a map highlighting where. One of these spots was the Capitol Heights neighborhood, where the Gay family moved in 1954. He lived only a few …