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November 16, 2020

The Great Flood of 1889 in D.C.

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September 21, 2020

Rock Creek and Other Ginger Ales in Washington DC

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August 24, 2020

Rediscovering DC's Earliest Chinese Restaurants

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The Holmes Modern Bakery, one of DC's largest

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The 200-year-old U.S. Botanic Garden in Early Pictures

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January 14, 2020

The Hecht Company, last of DC's department stores

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Welcome. New articles are generally posted to this blog about once every one or two months. Many of the illustrations are from original postcards or other ephemera in the author's collection, and they can also be found here. Feel free to send comments or suggestions to StreetsofWashington@gmail.com.

The author, John DeFerrari, is a native Washingtonian with a lifelong passion for local history. He is also a trustee of the D.C. Preservation League.