Last week, we looked at Gilbert Vanderwerken and his Omnibus, the first truly viable form of public transportation in the District of Columbia. Today, we will finish up the story. While it is unclear what Vanderwerken did about “loose hanging fat” being transported in his omnibuses, the latter half of the 1850s were a bit […]
The Best of DC results from the Washington City Paper's poll is out and Capitol Hill crushed it!
Public transportation is a subject that I return to again and again. Today, I will look at one of the earliest ways you could get to the Navy Yard from the rest of Washington. In the early days in Washington, the only form of public transportation was a stagecoach that went from the Capitol to […]
It's an online auction to benefit CHML and you are so invited.
Your bracket may be blown out there in the real world, but everyone is a winner in our annual #BARMADNESS! The competition is heating up and you have until Saturday evening, April 1, at 11:59 p.m. to vote. Can you guys believe we’ve been trying to figure out Capitol Hill’s favorite imbibing establishment for FIVE […]