Archive: History
The Building Heights Myth
By Patty Sheetz Alexandria My curiosity was whetted by your Oct. 23 article “Gatekeeper of D.C’s entry” covering a Dupont Circle resident’s editing of the Wikipedia page on the District. The article debunked the myth that no D.C. building can...
By Michael Larabee | October 30, 2009; 09:59 AM ET | Comments (2)
D.C. Before A/C: A Weather Story for the Ages
By John Lockwood Washington “Sizzle, Swelter, Scorch, Suffer.” — Front page, The Washington Post, Aug. 7, 1906 As a part-time writer, I spend a lot of time at Library of Congress, going through old magazines and newspapers, including The Post....
By Michael Larabee | August 26, 2009; 12:27 PM ET | Comments (0)
If Not Wal-Mart... ?
By Joseph W. McKinney Brandy Station The controversy over the “Wilderness Wal-Mart” proposed in Virginia’s Orange County reminds me of the time in the 1990s when the Walt Disney Co. proposed building a theme park in western Prince William County....
By Michael Larabee | August 6, 2009; 09:58 AM ET | Comments (1)
