The statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park is not only one of the most iconic images of Capitol Hill, but almost certainly also its most controversial. From the moment of its unveiling by President Grant in 1876 until today, people have puzzled over the image of a crouching slave towered over by the tall […]
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.
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 […]
A long time ago, I researched the house in which then-Representative Lincoln lived on Capitol Hill. In the process, I found a great picture of the Hill, taken from the Capitol, that included Lincoln’s old lodgings. Intriguingly enough, it also showed what appeared to be a stone-mason’s shop right behind it – and only a […]