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 the beer garden located at 4th and E Streets NE. I later received a message from John DeFerrarri indicating that my final sentence was incorrect: The sale of the brewery to Albert Carry did not, in fact, mark the end of a beer garden at this location on the Hill. […]
A while back, I wrote about the Washington Brewery Company, and mentioned that it grew out of the Humphreys and Juenemann operation from the late 1850s. At the time, however, the archives of the Washington Evening Star were not yet online, which meant that data from the pre-Civil War era was hard to find. With […]
Next year marks the 200th anniversary when Washington burned in the War of 1812. It also marks the 150th anniversary when Confederate forces attacked Fort Stevens, a Civil War outpost located near Missouri and Georgia Avenue, NW. I will return to these two important moments in history many times in the next months and year, but first I want […]
Today’s topic is sadly a bit on the spare side. The most basic information about it are unknown, and its eventual demise can only be inferred. Nonetheless, for many years, a field east of Lincoln Park was the site of many happy afternoons for both players and spectators, as they played and watched the new […]
In the past, large traveling shows were an important part of American life. No matter where you lived, at least once a year a fair or a circus would set up in an empty lot and bring a whiff of the outside world to you. Washington D.C. was no exception in this regard. And for […]