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- Timeline – Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in the District of Columbia
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- V Street Houses–appendix to: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
- Washington DC Museums – A concise, complete list – updated – January 2020
- Washington Monument Dedication February 21, 1885
- What Once Was columns from The InTowner
- What Once Was–Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley – References and Resources
- What Once Was: 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving – Resources
- What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia
- What Once Was: Food on the Streets: Street vending in the District of Columbia — Resources
- What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space
- What Once Was: Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space — Resources
- What Once Was: Liberty Loan and Washington’s World War I Tempos-References and Resources
- What Once Was: Merry Christmas, Washington
- What Once Was: Naming Washington Neighborhoods
- What Once Was: News for the Capital and the Nation: Politics and Washington’s Daily Newspapers
- What Once Was: News for the community: Origins of Washington’s neighborhood newspaper tradition
- What Once Was: One Final Flutter at Benning — the End of Horse Race Gambling in the District of Columbia – References and Resources
- What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Footnotes
- What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC
- What Once Was: Pneumatic tubes: technological innovation and politics in Shepherd-era Washington DC — Resources
- What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance”
- What Once Was: Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance” — Resources
- What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 1 – Resources
- What Once Was: Washington Welcome the Automobile, part 2 – Resources
- What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 1
- What Once Was: Washington Welcomes the Automobile, part 2
- What Once Was: Washington’s first bicycle craze— ‘Cycling in the 1880s and 1890s – References and Resources
- What Once Was: Washington’s Lost Month: the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza Epidemic in Washington DC
- What Once Was: Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
- What Once Was: Pensions, portfolios, and printing: J. Worth Carnahan in Washington, D.C. – Resources
“Pigs, ’possums, raccoons, hares, Lynnhaven oysters… eggs, and sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and numerous evidences of a thrifty horticulture…” Evolution of the Christmas Holiday in Washington, DC, the Nation’s Capital
By Matthew B. Gilmore* During December of 1923 a 48-foot balsam fir tree arrived in Washington from Vermont. Installed on the Ellipse south of the White House, it was called … Continue reading →
“Day of general Thanksgiving” 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving (plus other local Thanksgiving traditions)
——————————————————————— What Once Was: 1845—Washington’s First Thanksgiving Orginally PUBLISHED: 2017 in the The InTowner By Matthew B. Gilmore* In November of 1845 Washington’s newspapers, including the National Intelligencer, and The Union, reported on Mayor William … Continue reading →
“Classicism Now” — Saturday November 22, 2025 — Edwin Heathcote, Carlo Ratti, Justin Shubow, and Kate Wagner will be discussing “Classicism Now” at a livestreamed event with audience Q&A.
On Saturday November 22, 2025 Edwin Heathcote, Carlo Ratti, Justin Shubow, and Kate Wagner will be discussing “Classicism Now” at a livestreamed event with audience Q&A. This conversation was prompted … Continue reading →
Garfield drama now on Netflix!
Netflix has created a well-received series on President James Garfield (November 2025). Garfield had some Washington DC connections–as a congressman he purchased a home on Franklin Square (13th and I … Continue reading →
Gary J. Walters – Longest Serving White House Chief Usher (video interview)
The White House 1600 Sessions Gary J. Walters was an integral part of White House history during a 37 year career in which he served seven presidents and their families. … Continue reading →
New Deal-Era murals — Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building (Social Security Admistration), Washington, DC
Preservationists Rally to Save Historic Building Filled With New Deal-Era Murals https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wilbur-j-cohen-building-new-deal-art-sale-2711551 The Wilbur J. Cohen building in Washington, D.C. houses fragile murals by Seymour Fogel, Philip Guston, and Ben … Continue reading →
Armistice Day, 1919
Matthew B. Gilmore One year after the armistice and cessation of the Great War, President Woodrow Wilson, ill in the White House, issued an anniversary statement. The conclusion is often … Continue reading →
East Wing of the White House (1902-2025)
Matthew Gilmore Here below is a tremendous compilation of images and diagrams of the East Wing East Wing Overview President Jefferson added colonnaded terraces to the east and west sides … Continue reading →
Navy Day, October 27
Matthew Gilmore Navy Day is October 27 and its celebration is a lost DC tradition. In 1922, the Navy Day ceremonies began from wreath-laying at Arlington Cemetery at the tomb … Continue reading →
Expanding the White House (19th century unbuilt proposals)
Matthew Gilmore There were plans to expand, replace, or abandon the White House in the 19th century. Some wanted to escapte the heat and reloate the Presidential mansion to higher … Continue reading →
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