What Once Was
Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance”
Published: September 7th, 2019
To view images full size & high resolution, left click on each By Matthew B. Gilmore* In of December 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt’s annual message to Congress contained a passage which would seem rather extraordinary to us today. In that day, the President sent his annual message to Congress in writing. (There ...
Washington Welcomes the Automobile: 120-year Romance — Part II, Adoption and Regulations
Published: July 24th, 2019
Washington Welcomes the Automobile: 120-year Romance — Part I, Anticipation and Local Innovation
Published: May 21st, 2019
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare
Published: February 21st, 2019
Merry Christmas, Washington: Evolution of the Holiday in the Nation’s Capital
Published: December 30th, 2018
Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in the District of Columbia
Published: October 1st, 2018
