(Repeat) What Once Was “Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act
What Once Was “Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act By Matthew B. Gilmore* originally PUBLISHED: JULY 20TH, 2017 … Continue reading
(Repeat) The City of Our Hopes and Desires: Zoning Comes to Washington DC (in 1920)
By Matthew B. Gilmore For complete article click: http://intowner.com/2016/10/26/the-city-of-our-hopes-and-desires-zoning-comes-to-washington-dc/ (originally PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 26TH, 2016) It had a curious beginning. The tale begins with a bit of a mystery: The August 21, … 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
What Once Was–DC History Column — Matthew B. Gilmore
What Once Was — Matthew B. Gilmore (archival links below) Washington DC, Center of Manufacturing . . . PUBLISHED: JULY 18TH, 2015 Washington’s Lime Kilns: Creating the stuff of building PUBLISHED: AUGUST … Continue reading
Franklin Square: Park or Parking? Evolution of a Public Space
By Matthew B. Gilmore* In a milestone moment in DC’s urban development, plans are underway for a complete refit of Franklin Park — by the District of Columbia, not the National … Continue reading
Robert Kapsch – Interview with a Washington DC History Author – “Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of a New Federal City, 1790-1840”
Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of a New Federal City, 1790-1840 Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018 1. Tell us about the book. Building Washington: Engineering and Construction of a New … Continue reading
One Last Tempo: Liberty Loan Building
One Last Tempo: Liberty Loan Building Matthew B. Gilmore* [CLICK HERE for complete article: http://intowner.com/2018/11/30/one-last-tempo-liberty-loan-building/ Temporary Liberty Loan Building Is the Liberty Loan Building [1] Washington’s last tempo? Well, yes and no, all … Continue reading
Adam Costanzo – Interview with a Washington DC History Author
Adam Costanzo George Washington’s Washington: Visions for the National Capital in Early Republic America. University of Georgia Press, 2018. book website Adam’s twitter @adam_costanzo Tell us about the book. Well … Continue reading
Latrobe Chapter Symposium – October 28, 2017 “City and Capital: Building Washington, DC, as Home and Symbol”
City and Capital: Building Washington, DC, as Home and Symbol 12th Biennial Symposium on the Historic Development of Metropolitan Washington, DC The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and … Continue reading
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