#historictoursdc

Jan 24, 20213 min read

The Blue castle in Navy Yard

Navy Yard is one of those neighborhoods in DC that is essentially 90% unrecognizable from even just ten years ago. The modern multi-story...

Jan 10, 20214 min read

When the Capital was Punk

Oh the 80s, a decade that defined a generation who spent it separating themselves from its Baby Boomer parents; a decade that saw the...

Jan 3, 20217 min read

To Market, to Market

If you’ve been to any major city in Europe you may have come across the old central markets, many that are still in use today. Typically...

Dec 26, 20203 min read

DC's Early Drag Queen Scene

These days it's not too hard to find a drag show in the District. There is Perry's in Adams Morgan, one of the most well known drag...

Dec 7, 20204 min read

The Canal that Flows Beneath the City

Something I love about DC is that no matter how long I live here, there always seems to be something new to discover. Sometimes it's the...

Nov 27, 20203 min read

Gratitude

Reflecting on this year, strange and challenging as it may have been, I still feel a sense of gratitude this Thanksgiving. At the...

Nov 14, 20203 min read

T and 7th - Where DC's Black Community Took a Stand

At the intersection of 7th and T Street NW currently stands a school, a bank, a CVS and a Chinese restaurant. In the summer of 1919,...