HT: Ice Cold: The Business of Ice–LOC blog post
https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2024/04/business-of-ice/?loclr=eaiab April 30, 2024 Posted by: Ellen Terrell —a cool LOC blog post
Irish Washington, D.C. history 2024
Irish Washington, D.C. (it wasn’t just Swampoodle) sources on the history originally here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/bibliography-irish-washington-dc/ Swampoodle history blog post-Feb 4th, 2018: Making Washington’s “Swampoodle”: Irish Neighborhood in the Tiber Valley Swampoodle history blog post resources: What … Continue reading
(Repeat) Washington Welcomes the Automobile: 120-year Romance — Part II, Adoption and Regulations
originally PUBLISHED: JULY 24TH, 2019 By Matthew B. Gilmore* Complete column here: http://intowner.com/2019/07/24/washington-welcomes-the-automobile-120-year-romance-part-ii-adoption-and-regulations/ In 1900 there were approximately 11,000 horses in Washington, and 40 horse-shoers, and 66 commercial stables. This required … Continue reading
(Repeat) What Once Was – Washington Welcomes the Automobile: 120-year Romance — Part I, Anticipation and Local Innovation
originally PUBLISHED: MAY 21ST, 2019 Click this to find our archive of What Once Was articles. By Matthew B. Gilmore* “… Not calculated to frighten the horses. . . .” … Continue reading
(Repeat) Past Planning for the Future: DC’s 1950 Comprehensive Plan … or, Planning Atomic-Age Washington
originally PUBLISHED: APRIL 10TH, 2017 Click this to find our archive of What Once Was articles. https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/what-once-was/ By Matthew B. Gilmore* [original TheIntowner Editor’s note: A complete revision of the … Continue reading
NCPC – Special Event: One Night, 100 Years, January 23, 2024
Tuesday Special Event: One Night, 100 Years 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Online Meeting Overview Put on your favorite sweater, grab a hot drink, and “join us in the … Continue reading
Smoke! — Teddy Roosevelt and Washington DC’s “Smoke Nuisance” (repost)
In of December 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt’s annual message to Congress contained a passage which would seem rather extraordinary to us today. In that day, the President sent his annual … Continue reading