Archeological Finds is made possible by the Friends of the Antonio Meucci Society. Should you come across any old DC photos or ephemera from your or your family’s collection please send to [email protected] or DM us at one of our socials @PoPville thanks!
AMAZING. Thanks to David for sharing this awesomeness:
“This from 1976, when WHFS (a) still existed and (b) was on Cordell Ave. in Bethesda. Long before their move to New Carrollton.” (more…)
Thanks to David for sending above from “Woodley Rd next to the National Cathedral. A Dolly memorial and a reminder to be kind.”
And thanks to Aaron for sending below from the Barbie Pond in Logan Circle: (more…)
2425 L Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve walked this strip a million times, in front of the old Columbia Hospital for Women and the Trader Joe’s (L and 25th), and today I randomly decided to read it. It’s about Canada in the Great lakes!”
Apropos of yesterday’s: “BREAKING NEWS!
TO: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior
FROM: Director, U.S. Geological Survey
RE: Lake America rename
Sir,
As of 4:30 pm today the U.S. Geological Survey has officially designated the former Lake Ontario to be renamed as Lake America in all official USGS electronic documents. (more…)
1200 block of U Street, NW photo by Fritz Myer
Thanks to Fritz for sharing another one of his incredible historic shots from 1987:
“U St. 1987 construction of the Green Line”
Just incredible. Truly.
“Saturday, August 22nd | 2pm – 7pm
GATES OPEN: 11 A.M.
Fort Dupont Park
Minnesota Ave SE”
Thanks to a reader for passing on from the official Chuck Brown Facebook page:
“Statement from the Chuck Brown Family about Chuck Brown Day:
The Brown family has decided that due to their marginalization over the past three years with regard to the planning and substance of Chuck Brown Day, which we notified DPR of on Feb 3rd of this year, we no longer support the Chuck Brown Day event and do not want it to continue unless a new director and project leadership is in place to ensure that our duty to protect the integrity of Chuck Brown’s legacy is respected, and that his family’s wishes are taken seriously at all times. We can no longer risk allowing the event’s organizer’s lack of communication, professionalism, and inability to abide by guidelines in contractual agreements to be interpreted as the family’s approval of the event and its management.”
Full release from DPR: (more…)
photo by Fritz Myer 6th and K Auto c. 1987
Thanks to Fritz for sharing some super cool old signs he’s dug up from his archives.
See below for the Junkanoo in Dupont Circle, also from 1987: (more…)
Thanks to Craig for sharing with us:
“End of an Era: The old Capital Transit Company streetcar tracks on 11th at W Streets, NW (Route 60, abandoned and paved over in 1961) are finally being torn up.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I saw the picture of a Mercury Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. That Wagon is my husband’s car. It was his dad’s car before that. When his dad passed away, he left it to my husband John. Attached is a picture of John. (more…)
Thanks to Ben for sending this “Blast from the past. IYKYK”
Flashback to 2013: Remember Kozmo.com? Logan Circle Raze Reveals Their Logo
Archeological Finds is made possible by the Friends of Antonio Meucci Society. Should you come across any old DC photos or ephemera from your or your family’s collection please send to [email protected] or DM us at one of our socials @PoPville thanks!
Thanks to Susan for sending:
“Noticed today that the sign is up to honor the great Judy Heumann. She lived in the Kennedy Warren and crossed this bridge daily..Knew there was talk about naming the bridge for her and it actually happened.” (more…)