Fear has been an American tradition since 1692, so it is hardly surprising that Stephen Colbert picked ‘Fear’ as a guiding principle for his rally on October 30. Colbert understands what Americans want, and he is giving it to them. Whatever your fear may be, whether it’s fear of higher taxes, fear of losing your […]
On September 24, 1895, the Washington Post ran an article with the intriguing title “A Capitol Ghost Story.” Reprinted from the Kansas City Times, it related a story told by Colonel Brent Stacy, who had been a tour guide in the Capitol for “several years.” During this time, he saw numerous “queer things” of which […]
As the nights get longer and colder, and as we get closer to Hallowe’en, it is time to dig out the ghost stories of the Hill. Fortunately, there seems to be an unending supply of them, and so today we look at a ghost that haunted the northeast Hill for many years.
As the new H Street street cars become ever closer to reality, it seems appropriate to look at the street car system on the Hill. This final chapter of the series Public Transportation on the Hill is an overview of the system ca. 1920.
Public transportation on the Hill has been a work in progress since day 1, so the changes in progress today are hardly anything new. The addition of the Circulator and the exciting promise of the street cars are adding great new options for getting around our neighborhood. I have in the past mentioned the Herdic […]