photo by Rock Creek Conservancy
Thanks to John for passing on this very cool PSA from Rock Creek Conservancy:
“A friendly reminder to clean up after yourself in our parks! Recently, a milk bottle dated March 3, 1925, (more…)
Archeological Finds
“Dear PoPville,
I found these more than 20 years ago when I was first restoring my house and held onto them. I encountered them again this weekend, cleaning the basement. As I recall, they had fallen behind a baseboard or someplace like that.
The letter is from Corporal Robert Bouvie (?), who was stationed overseas and sent it in December 1942, just one year after the US entry into the war. The recipient was Mr. Ernest Grosse (?), likely a former owner of my house on Harvard St NW. (more…)
As promised from my tour of HiFi opening soon in Adams Morgan: (more…)
Thanks to a reader for sending: “Found during a purge of old documents. circa mid-late ’90s DC” (more…)
Thanks to G. for sending: “It’s inside Jenks Hardware. It’s a 1930 Ford. The building they’re in opened in 1926 as a Ford dealership. Pretty cool!”
Super cool!
Sweet City Ride is made possible by readers like you!
Thanks to Stephen for the update: “END OF AN ERA
The 2016 International Jazz Day sign has been removed from 15th and M NW in D.C. (more…)
Thanks to M3 for sending from Adams Morgan: (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.