photo by Chris Campbell in Columbia Heights
Thanks to Chris for sharing this reminder of what once was and what hopefully will be again in the not too too distant future:
“I had forgotten what the falls looked like, but this popped up on my Google photos today!”
The latest on the fountains from NPS earlier this year was: (more…)
Thanks to G. for sending: “This is new. At the entrance to the alley next to old H Street Country Club.” (more…)
11th annd Euclid Street, NW in 1904
“Dear PoPville,
A while back, I was researching Columbia Heights and came across a book in the Library of Congress from 1904 titled “A Statement of Some Advantages of the Beautiful Columbia Heights A Neighborhood of Homes,” compiled and arranged by The Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association.
Recently, a single-family home at the corner of 11th and Euclid St NW sold and is slated for demolition. I remembered seeing it in this book, but the street name threw me off. Did you know Columbia Heights previously had street names like Princeton Street, Yale, Roanoke, Yale, and Kenesaw Ave? (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have a couple original menus for the Zebra Room restaurant. I would like to give them to someone that could maybe frame & display the historical items.
Any suggestions? Maybe the owners of the property?
I grew up just down the street from the Zebra Room. Classic place!”
More menus: (more…)
Thanks to Brad for sending from the Green Line.
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
On Monday another reader spotted this blast from the past. Chris spotted it last night still in 16th Street Heights. However, he provides a bit more detail – it looked like they were covering up the boxes with a new title. (more…)
Thanks to Aaron for sending: “New sign on 18th Street. Who was he?”
From the Sam “the man” Burns Legacy Foundation:
“For more than forty years, Sam “The Man” Burns kept D.C. residents reveling on the dance floor, getting down to his signature deep house sound. More than just a DJ, Sam was an artist that brought crowds together for generations. He was a mainstay in many iconic dance clubs and a force of good in our community. (more…)
Thanks to Dan for sending from 16th Street Heights: “spotted this gem over the weekend.” (more…)
Thanks to John for sending: “Window into the past. Restaurant section includes ads for Hogate’s, La Fonda, The Dancing Crab.” (more…)
Update: “It’s from a homicide the year before on Girard. It’s been here long before last month’s events. (One year anniversary was in July 2024)”
“Dear PoPville, (more…)