Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
Last week I wrote about Buck Becker’s Major League debut with the 1911 Nationals, and his remarkable performance in holding the White Sox to only one run. Today, even as the 2014 Nationals teeter on the brink of elimination, we’ll continue to look at Becker’s career in baseball. It looked good for Buck Becker in […]
Last week, I wrote about John Becker’s saloon at the end of 8th Street SE. In researching him, I discovered that his son’s life had been much shorter – and much more interesting. Today, the first installment on the life of Charles Schlagel Becker. Appropriate to the season, it involves baseball. When John Martin Becker obtained […]
Four weeks ago, I led a tour through the Navy Yard neighborhood, a tour in which I attempted to recreate what it looked like 200 years earlier, just before the British came through. One of the stops was the old brewery that had been built in an abandoned sugar refinery. I noticed at the time […]
“Where do you get your ideas, Pohl?” is a question that I get asked a lot. Often by myself. Today’s is easy, though: A tweet from 20002ist, with a picture of the Latrobe Gate, plus a couple of the buildings on the east side of 8th Street – and the intriguing note that John M. […]
When looking for subjects to write about, I try to stay within the bounds of greater Capitol Hill, which are generally accepted to end at Florida Avenue on the north side. But occasionally, there is something close by that I really want to write about – so I’ll stretch the rules ever so slightly. So, […]