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| circa 1920 Source: The Library of Congress |
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VANISHED:Washington is a digital catalog dedicated to the comparison of architecture, culture and society in Washington, D.C. that have been destroyed, replaced or miraculously preserved during the great architectural purge of The Federal City from 1930 to the 1990s.
Look what the wrecking ball found
Sources
- Adolf-Cluss.org
- Cinema Treasures
- DC Public Library
- Google Maps
- Greater Greater Washington
- Historic American Building Survey (HABS)
- Old Magazine Articles.com
- Shorpy.com
- The Historical Society of Washington, DC
- The Library of Congress
- The Smithsonian Archives
- The Streets of Washington
- Washington Kaleidoscope
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
326 Virginia Avenue S.E.
1937
Source: The Library of Congress/HABS
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When going to the kitchen, be sure to use your turn signal...
3016 M Street N.W.
circa 1920
Source: The Library of Congress
Late 18th century commercial buildings here, the kind Georgetown has always been known for. Observe how slender the dormer is, a true Georgian extrapolation for a poor new republic.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
M & 11th Street S.E.
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| 1957 Source: The DC Department of Transportation  1901 map shows a neighborhood. |
A highway runs through it...
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1345 V Street S.E.
circa 1920
Source: The Library of Congress
Non-unionized professional firefighters.
Washington had the first professional municipal fire service in the country. Fire stations back then were used as dance halls, armories, polling stations, lecture halls, depression-era soup kitchens and maintenance shops.
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An unimaginative and bland box that houses our protectors is what replaced the once proud and elegant quarters of Engine Company 15.
812 K Street N.W.
1955
Source: The Library of Congress/HABS
The city of tomorrow will be wrapped in Dryvit®.
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