Chevy Chase Circle, In Its Youth…Washington, D.C., Chevy Chase, MD…

Posted by on October 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); This post card depicts Chevy Chase Circle when it was brand, spanking new... One of 33 circles in the District of Columbia, Chevy Chase Circle, unlike other circles in northwest... Read More

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Helen Wardman Was Giving Daddy, Harry Wardman A Run For His Money…Washington, D.C.

Posted by on October 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Do you own a row house in Washington, D.C. that is two stories, features a porch, is Colonial or Spanish Colonial revival, and is within a more semi-urban, neighborhood part... Read More

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All Thats Left Is Louis Quinze. No Bootleggers (or Gardeners) At The Cuban Embassy Today, Washington, D.C.

Posted by on October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Within the once untouchable stomping grounds of Mary Foote Henderson, the Cuban Legation (now the Cuban Embassy) took root in Meridian Hill between 1916 and 1917 as their lavish,... Read More

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Perhaps We Were More Worried About Fire When There Was Actually Money In The U.S. Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.

Posted by on October 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); On August 22, 1922, the National Photo Company captured this image of a watchman and tower on the roof of the Treasury Building. The small structure was added to the roof as... Read More

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Will They Hold Your Horses At The Washington Animal Rescue League Today?

Posted by on October 12, 2011 · 1 Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Among the early causes and “entitlement” programs that came about in the progressive age of late 19th and early 20th century American culture was the Washington Animal Rescue... Read More

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A Former Entrance of Interest to Columbia, Pennsylvania…

Posted by on October 10, 2011 · 1 Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); Facing Columbia, Pennsylvania in the last Ferry town before leaving York and entering Lancaster County, this scene is somewhat different today. While some of the buildings and... Read More

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The Integral Interior Features of the Small Row House

Posted by on October 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=131733823518196"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "facebook-jssdk")); A view of the row house interior looking from the front bed room towards the rear of the dwelling. Note the door to the far right lead to the hallway, the middle door is a closet... Read More

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