Then & Now: Washington: DC

Then & Now: Washington: DC

Washington D.C. today is primarily known for its expansive mall and world recognized monuments, but relatively little has been published on the historic neighborhoods where residents have lived since the site of the Nation's Capitol was selected in 1790. By comparing rare vintage photographs to contemporary views, this book paints a fascinating historical portrait of the dynamic neighborhoods supporting the growth and prosperity of the nation's capitol.

With over 165 vintage photographs and captivating current images, this book compares old scenes of the past with today's vibrant city, including nightlife along U Street, produce and fish markets along the waterfront, popular drinking holes on Pennsylvania Avenue, Bladensburg Road once a narrow country lane transformed into suburban sprawl, a spectacular train crash at Union Station, Orville Wright's groundbreaking test flight in 1909, prestigious Congressional Cemetery on Capitol Hill, an unaltered leafy Woodland Drive in Massachusetts Heights, Anacostia and Mount Pleasant residential areas, and Georgetown's renowned Dodge Mansion radically changed over the years.