Like beer? Like history? Like talking history while drinking beer? The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is hosting a Capitol Hill History Pub Tour on Wednesday, August 4 at 6:00 pm. Guide Steve Livengood, who has been giving tours since 1964, will take participants on a tour of several Hill watering holes, offering stories and rumors […]
I have frequently mentioned how I have come to hear about some bit of half-forgotten part of Capitol Hill history. You never know if it’s going to be a small sign, or an old article found while looking for something completely different, or maybe just an obviously repurposed building that leads me to the subject […]
The Washington Brewery Company existed from 1890 until 1917 on the Square bounded by 4th, 5th, E, and F Streets NE. During that time, it supplied DC with beer in bottles graced with George Washington’s picture. After it was torn down in the 1920’s, it was replaced with Stuart Junior High School, today Stuart-Hobson Middle […]
PEnnsylvania 6-5000. ENterprise 4-3200. KLondike 5-1212. LIncoln 7-2321. You may remember some of these from a time long ago: This was how phone numbers were communicated in the days before the telephone company thought you could remember 7 – or even 10 – numbers. The last is of interest here, because it was the exchange […]
If there’s one thing missing on Capitol Hill, it’s a movie theater. It would be wonderful to be able to walk to see a movie, instead of having to take the metro or, worse, drive. With the Union Station closed, the closest theaters are at Gallery Place and on E Street NW. This was not […]