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
Ask any Capitol Hill resident as to the major changes that have occurred in this part of town, and they will tell you of the great upheavals that shook the neighborhood in the 50s and 60s, and of the large number of people that moved either to NW DC or to the suburbs, and that […]
Two weeks ago, we looked at the old Washington Canal and its short and unhappy life, by the end of which it was an open sewer. Today, we will look at its life after death, how the land on which it was originally built was used since.
With the opening of Yards Park and the imminent opening of Canal Park, it seems only appropriate to look at the history of the original canal on Capitol Hill. It’s hard to imagine, but there once was an active waterway cutting through Capitol Hill, by which it was possible to get all the way to […]
Keeping cool is today hardly an issue unless, of course, your AC breaks– necessitating an expensive call to your mechanic. Before Willis Carrier invented this fine piece of equipment, life on Capitol Hill (and anywhere in DC) was extremely unpleasant for anyone stuck here during the summer – something that was most certainly true for […]
As Hill residents, we are all well aware of the fire engines that go screaming down our streets every day and the sight of a hook and ladder tearing by is one that only the youngest of us still find in any way exciting. It would be a very different situation, though, if those were […]