Streets of Washington
John DeFerrariUnique vintage images from postcards, stereoviews and other ephemera as well as in-depth stories about historic people and places in the Washington, D.C. area.
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New Life for the Smithsonian’s Arts & Industries Building
The Smithsonian Institution announced in August 2026 that the new National Museum of the American Latino will be located in the Arts & Industries Building, which has been largely vacant for many years. While the structure poses challenges f...
Riggs Bank, a storied Washington institution
The Riggs National Bank was brought down by international scandal in the early 2000s, but before that its illustrious career spanned some 160 years. Founded in 1840 by George Riggs and William Wilson Corcoran—the man who went on to become a...
Coming Up: "Palaces of the Public"
When not writing blog articles for Streets of Washington, I’ve spent much of the past four years working on chronicling the long and colorful history of hotels in our fair city. It’s in part about the buildings, but it’s much more than that...
Washington's first armory, nestled on the Mall
For the first half of the 19th century, the DC Militia—an assortment of independent volunteer units that would later become the DC National Guard—had no permanent home base for storing their arms. Militiamen met in rented spaces, drilled wh...
The Once Ubiquitous Peoples Drug Stores
They used to be everywhere. Peoples Drug Stores were for much of the twentieth century one of those staples of everyday life in Washington, squatting on street corners in almost every neighborhood. The name seemed to have special resonance...
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A native of Washington, DC, John DeFerrari is author of five DC history books. His latest book, Palaces of the Public: A Cultural History of Washington DC's Hotels, will be published in September 2026.
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