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  • Addison Chapel

    Addison Chapel Addison Chapel. (Source: Library of Congress ) Addison Road/Seat Pleasant Okay WMATA, here’s a compromise: keep the “Addison,” change the “road.” Addison Chapel is one of the oldest standing ecclesiastical structures in Prince George’s …

  • Payne's Happy Ending

    Payne's Happy Ending Morgan Blvd A (relatively) cheery epilogue for the abandoned Payne’s cemetery. As Payne’s was on the way out in the 1960s, a new cemetery, National Harmony Park, was just starting out. National Harmony was open to all races, though …

  • Ghost Town Center

    Ghost Town Center Washington Bullets' great Elvin Hayes in 1975. (Source: Wikipedia ) Largo Town Center And for this last (or first) stop on the reimagined Blue Line: the old Capital Centre, a popular concert venue and the former home of the Capitals, …

  • Shaw Lily Ponds

    Shaw Lily Ponds Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens today (Credit: Jennifer Boyer licensed via Creative Commons 2.0 ) Minnesota Ave Today, some people might use this station to visit the nearby Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. But, 100 years ago, the land that …

  • Suburban Gardens

    Suburban Gardens Deanwood The neighborhood of Deanwood is itself pretty historic. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in NE Washington, and evolved after the Civil War from former slave plantations. It is also one of D.C.’s earliest majority …

  • Mount Hope

    Mount Hope Cheverly “There’s a Metro stop in Cheverly?” Yes, though that question might be appropriate seeing as Cheverly has among the lowest ridership of any stop on the Metro. In fact, there may even be a house that the people of Cheverly recognize …

  • Mighty Mo's Last Stand

    Mighty Mo's Last Stand Landover Until its closure in 2002, Landover Mall was the heart and soul of Landover, Maryland. Perhaps its biggest claim to fame is that it was one of the last locations to have a Hot Shoppes Junior, a famous but now practically …

  • Terrapin Thicket

    Terrapin Thicket Terrapin turtle. (Source: Wikipedia) New Carrollton And for the last (or first) stop on the reimagined Orange line, it’s Terrapin Thicket! The city of New Carrollton wasn’t always populated by people, and for a time turtles ran the place. …

  • About the Historical D.C. Metro Map

    Our Historical D.C. Metro Map was created in 2018 as an effort to offer some historical context to familiar stops along the Metrorail system. Thanks to the following individuals for their work on this project: Jacob Kaplan, Writing and Research Jess Snyder, Programming and Development Antoinette Thompson, Graphics Lacy Baugher, Social Media…

    May 09, 2025

    By <a href="/users/mark-jones">Mark Jones</a>

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