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Bonnie and Clyde's death car from the 1967 movie, at the Museum of Crime and Punishment

(via Wikipedia)

#Downtown #Washington DC #Museum of Crime and Punishment #Bonnie and Clyde

Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner's photo studio at 7th and D St, circa 1863

(via LOC)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Photography #Alexander Gardner

Super interesting video from C-SPAN about the discovery of Clara Barton's boarding house and missing soldiers office on 7th St. Full episode: part one and part two.

#Washington DC #Downtown #Clara Barton #Civil War

Stands in Center Market in 1915.

(via National Archives)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Center Market #Food

Peter Hurd's portrait of Lyndon Johnson in the National Portrait Gallery, which Johnson once called the "ugliest thing I ever saw." The issue led to a joke around Washington that "artists should be seen around the White House -- but not Hurd."

(via NPG)

#Washington DC #Downtown #National Portrait Gallery #Art #Lyndon Johnson #Peter Hurd

Mural in SAX cabaret lounge on 11th Street showing Bill Clinton as a centaur being riden by Monica Lewinsky. Sadly the mural -- and other saucy artwork -- was removed after causing a bit too much controversy.

#Washington DC #Downtown #Bill Clinton #Monica Lewinsky #SAX #Art

Logos for Capitol City Brewing offerings

#Washington DC #Downtown #Capitol City Brewing #Beer

1974 ad in the Washington Post for Ollie's Trolley -- back when $1.09 could get you a burger, fries and a soda

#Washington Post #Downtown #Ollie's Trolley #Food

Evans' personal zoo, called Acclimation Park, [was] located on his estate off of Foxhall Road in upper northwest D.C.Evans was convinced that exotic animals kept at his zoo—there were 300 of them—would gradually become acclimated to Washington's weather. He had several monkeys, a zebra, a mountain goat, many parrots, pheasants, and assorted other animals, and was always on the lookout for something new and rare.

Victor Just Evans -- whose patent law firm was located at 9th Street and G Place -- was definitely a character

#Washington DC #Victor Justice Evans #Animals #Zoos #Upper Northwest

"Historian W.B. Bryan relates … President Andrew Jackson also tried to help by directing the 'public sale of the Numidian lion given him by the king of Morocco' and dividing the $3,350 profits between the city orphanages."

On This Spot by Douglas E. Evelyn and Paul Dickson, entry on the Washington City Orphan Asylum

#Washington DC #Downtown #Orphanages #Andrew Jackson

A 1923 prohibition police raid on Hammel's restaurant -- they found 1,200 gallons of beer and red wine

(LOC via Streets of Washington)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Hammel's #Food #Drinks #Prohibition

The room in the Petersen House at 516 10th Street -- across the street from Ford's Theater -- where Lincoln died

(via LOC)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Petersen House #Abraham Lincoln #Assassination

Waffle Shop at 522 10th Street circa 1950

(via Shorpy)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Waffle Shop #Food

Crowds outside the Metropolitan Theater, circa 1920

(via LOC)

#Washington DC #Downtown #Metropolitan Theater

The crowd outside the original 9:30 club in 1988

(WaPo, via SkyScraperPage.com)

#Washington DC #Downtown #9:30 Club #Music

After a show, everyone would leave the tiny club drenched in sweat and smelling like — frankly, it’s hard to say. Whatever it was, that smell could linger for days. Touring bands that played the 9:30 Club would find cats as far away as Cincinnati or Pittsburgh still very interested in the piquant flavor of their jeans. This was when smoking was allowed, of course. And the club had a notorious rat problem in the back alley, where the bands loaded in. And there was a keg line that apparently was connected to its tap only tenuously and gradually dumped gallons of beer into the building’s foundation.

Musings on the odor of the old 9:30 club at 930 F St.

"J. Crew goes hardcore" by WM. Ferguson. April 27, 2012. The New York Times.

#Washington DC #Downtown #9:30 Club #Music

Even before the Qatari investors became involved [with CityCenterDC], Hines and Archstone determined that leasing to banks would not help them create lively shopping streets, Mr. Alsup said. But as it happened, their hesitancy on bank branches meshed with the policies of their financial partners, who adhere to the restrictions of Shariah, or Islamic law, including the ban on collecting interest. Restaurants will be able to serve liquor, but retailers whose primary business involves selling alcohol will not be allowed, Mr. Alsup said.

"Blocks from the President, developers plan big" by Terry Pristin. July 21, 2011. The New York Times.

#Washington DC #Downtown #Convention Center #CityCenterDC

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