Spectral tales to ponder on a chilly October night.
Category:
Historical Landscapes
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Washington’s famed Willard Hotel has been a political gathering place for nearly 200 years.
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A trio of grandes dames ran Washington society for decades and left the city with three irreplaceable gifts.
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Exiled diplomats from three small countries kept their hopes of freedom alive for 50 years.
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The early mansion-ization of Dupont Ciricle… and how one “palace builder” avoided a gypsy’s curse.
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How Washington became skyscraper-free.
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The Magnificent Plan of Pierre L’Enfant.
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From the ashes of grief, Duncan Phillips’ “phoenix” rose.
