What Once Was
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity: Ninety years of manufactured weather in Washington
Published: September 1st, 2017
To view images full size & high resolution, left click on each By Matthew B. Gilmore* August 1, 2017 marked the 91st anniversary of the introduction of air conditioning to Washington, DC -- which had debuted at Loew’s Palace Theater, 1306 F Street, NW. Advertising touted an indoor temperature 20 degrees cooler ...
“Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act
Published: July 20th, 2017
Past Planning for the Future: DC’s 1950 Comprehensive Plan … or, Planning Atomic-Age Washington
Published: April 10th, 2017
Georgetown Becomes Colonial — Reborn at 200: Georgetown’s 1951 Bicentenary Celebration
Published: March 14th, 2017
“Here to feast on historic places” — First Stirrings of Historic Preservation in Washington
Published: December 25th, 2016
The Liquor License Did It: “Georgetown as a separate and independent city by law is hereby abolished.”
Published: November 19th, 2016
