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Today in DC HISTORY: December 19, 2009 – The Snowball Fight that went bad – Cop Pulls Gun at epic 14th and U Snowball Fight

By Prince Of Petworth

OK kids gather round as old man Dan takes you back to the DC of another age. I’m going to tell you a little story about December 19th, 2009. There was a time when organized snowball fights first emerged in DC. Thanks to cellphones, the internet/Facebook and a little mischief word quickly spread. And we hadn’t had a really good snow in a while so folks were pretty giddy about what would become known as snowpocalpyse/snowmageddon (the snow storms from December 2009 into January/February 2010.) ANYWAY, a massive snowball fight erupted at 14th and U Streets, NW UNTIL (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 114 – Woodward & Lothrop Remnant Packet (1970)

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Stephanie for sending: “I was surprised to find this fabric remnant amongst my aunt’s belongings. I assume 4/27/70 is a date – was Woodies really selling fabric then?”

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!

Some history about Woodward & Lothrop from Wikipedia: (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 113 – Trible’s Receipt

By Prince Of Petworth

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 Kathleen for sending: “My father grew up in DC but continued to patronize Trible’s after moving to the Virginia suburbs. Note the postal code, phone number scheme, and lack of street number! (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 112 – GINNCO Notebook (918-920 14th Street, NW)

By Prince Of Petworth

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!

“Dear PoPville,

Going through an old box of family papers I found a notebook of my great-grandmother’s. The notebook was from M.S. Ginn & Co., 918-920 14th St. NW. The entries are notes, letters, hand-drawn maps, and genealogical information from the early 1900s. One excerpt from a letter dated July 22, 1907 reads: (more…)

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