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How Sweet It Was: Washington's Great Caterer-Confectioners

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The George Washington Memorial, an elegant convention hall that was never built

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The Arcade in Columbia Heights, “Washington’s Madison Square Garden"

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Prohibition Paradise on Thomas Circle: Le Paradis Restaurant

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January 20, 2014

The Pension Building, Montgomery Meigs' Eccentric Masterpiece

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December 29, 2013

Ciro Gallotti and the rise of DC's Italian restaurants

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November 07, 2013

Atmospheric view east from the Willard Hotel, circa 1905

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October 07, 2013

Fine Dining in Washington, DC in the 1950s

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September 15, 2013

Saving the Washington Canoe Club's historic boathouse

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August 19, 2013

The vanished teahouse at Hains Point

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August 06, 2013

On Pennsylvania Ave, Georgetown's other aqueduct bridge

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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.