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Author : John DeFerrari
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233209
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Washington, D. C. written by John DeFerrari and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the popular blog “The Streets of Washington” shares new vignettes and reader favorites exploring the colorful history of America’s capitol. In Lost Washington, D.C., John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions and local haunts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Washington may seem eternal and unchanging with its grand avenues and stately monuments, but longtime locals and earlier generations knew a very different place. Discover the Washington of lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost city of yesteryear.

Author : Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 161620298X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Very Washington DC written by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, and culture of our nation's capital city. In eye-catching watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the allure that makes Washington DC one of the most visited destinations in the country. In addition to the national landmarks, stirring memorials, and vibrant neighborhoods, there's the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Twilight Tattoo (a military pageant featuring the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team), colorful row houses, famous hotels and restaurants, and more museums than you'll be able to visit in just one trip. Gessler covers the city's most popular attractions but also heads off the beaten path to share hidden gems, like the quirky Albert Einstein Memorial and Eastern Market, where you can dine on bluebucks and browse for flea market finds. Also included are an index of sites and a useful appendix of addresses, Web sites, Metro stops, and phone numbers. Very Washington DC is a picture-perfect guidebook—a one-of-a-kind memento for tourists and a cherished reminder of the city's riches for those who have always lived in America's hometown.

Author : Paul K. Williams
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1862059934
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Washington, D.C. written by Paul K. Williams and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lost Washington, D.C. looks at the cherished places in the city that time, progress and fashion have swept aside. The Lost series from Pavilion Books looks back in loving detail at many of the things that have helped create a city’s unique identity that have since disappeared; the streetcars, the shops, the parks, the churches, the amusement parks, the communities, even the annual parades. It looks at the landmark buildings that failed to be preserved, the hotels that could not be adapted and fell to the wrecking ball and the novelty buildings such as the General Noble Redwood Treehouse which stood on the Mall from 1894 to 1932. Lost buiildings include the Washington Arsenal and Washinton Penitentiary where the Lincoln conspirators were hanged. The distinctive Center Market building which was razed along with Arcade, Liberty and Dutch Markets. Many theaters have gone; Victorian (Albaugh's Opera House) and Art Deco (Translux), but the grandiose Fox entrance remains to front a modern office block. Other sites include: Hoover Aiport, the Matthew Brady and L.C. Handy studios, the Ebbit House Hotel, commerce on the Chesapeake and Ohio Cabal, Baltimore and Portomac Railroad Station, faux castles such as Henderson's and Stewart's, the Corcoran School of Art and many Victorian vistas of Washingtom from the top of the Capitol and Washington Monument.

Author : Kathy Jakobsen
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316394262
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Washington, DC written by Kathy Jakobsen and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to My Washington, DC! Vibrant, lush paintings full of elaborate detail bring the capital city to life! A young girl and her friend explore all their favorite places in Washington, DC, from the White House to the Lincoln Memorial. They peek inside the National Air and Space Museum, glimpse the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives, and bask in the beauty of the cherry blossoms surrounding the Tidal Basin. With two giant foldout pages, a map of the city, fun facts, seek-and-find challenges, and a poster of the Bill of Rights on the underside of this jacket, My Washington, DC is endlessly fun and educational. Kathy Jakobsen's lavish paintings invite readers to return again and again to this dazzling tribute to America's capital!

Author : John DeFerrari
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845812
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Restaurants of Washington, D.C. written by John DeFerrari and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-11 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the culinary heritage of America’s capitol with this guide to Washington, D.C.’s historic restaurants and storied local eateries. While today’s foodies enjoy the latest culinary trends of Logan Circle and the H Street corridor, Washington's first true restaurants opened around 1830. Waves of immigrants introduced a global mix of ingredients to the capital’s eager palates by opening eateries like the venerable China Doll Gourmet and Cleveland Park's Roma Restaurant. By the twentieth century, the variety and quality of cuisine was astounding. Diners could have tea at Garfinckel's Greenbrier or lunch at local favorites such as Little Tavern Diner or Ben's Chili Bowl. For an elegant evening, fine restaurants like Rive Gauche and the Monocle satisfied the most sophisticated gastronome. With careful research and choice recipes, “Streets of Washington” blogger John DeFerrari chronicles the culinary and social history of the capital through its restaurants, tasting his way from the lavish Gilded Age dining halls of the Willard Hotel to the Hot Shoppe's triple-decker Mighty Mo.

Author : Eve Zibart
Publisher : The Unofficial Guides
ISBN 13 : 1628090170
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. written by Eve Zibart and published by The Unofficial Guides. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled and written by a team of experienced researchers whose work has been cited by such diverse sources as USA Today and Operations Research Forum, The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. digs deeper and offers more than any other guide. The Unofficial Guide to Washington, D.C. is the insider's guide to Washington at its best with more than 75 restaurants reviewed and hotels reviewed and ranked for value and quality-plus secrets for getting the lowest rates. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of travel by unambiguously rating and ranking everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions to rental car companies. With an Unofficial Guide, you know what’s available in every category, from the best to the worst and step-by-step detailed plans allow the reader to make the most of their time in Washington, D.C.

Author : Stephen R. Brown
Publisher : Stephen R Brown Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0976615053
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book DC PHOTO BOOK: An Insider's View of Washington, DC written by Stephen R. Brown and published by Stephen R Brown Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DC Photo Book: An Insider’s View is a full-color photographic book featuring photographs of DC spanning three decades. The photographs are exclusive never-to-be duplicated images taken by renowned photographer Stephen R. Brown on assignment for national and international magazines. The book has been featured on the White House News Photographers Association Site, WTTG Fox Washington and is supported by an advertising campaign in the local newspapers and a daily news blogs. It is the most complete and up to date survey of the Memorial and neighborhoods in DC and is updated with every printing. This book was first published in 2009 and has to date sold 16,000 copies. You can order your copy using a credit card through our website or through our Amazon Author’s Page. For case quantities or questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or call at 202-667-1965.

Author : Sharon Pendana
Publisher : Editions Jonglez
ISBN 13 : 9782361950965
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Washington D.C. written by Sharon Pendana and published by Editions Jonglez. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Darth Vader grotesque on a church, a giant chair, the longest escalator in the western hemisphere, a faithful replica of the Holy Land for those who cannot make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a fence forged from War of 1812 muskets, a yet uncracked cryptographic sculpture ... Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Washington D.C. is a reserve of well-concealed treasures only revealed to those who know how to wander off the beaten track, whether residents or visitors. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Washington D.C. well, or who would like to discover the hidden face of the city.

Author : Martha Zschock
Publisher : Commonwealth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9780981943039
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hello, Washington DC! written by Martha Zschock and published by Commonwealth Editions. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Colorful and Fun Tour of Washington D.C. for the Littlest Explorers

Author : Kim Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813941172
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Literary Guide to Washington, DC written by Kim Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The site of a thriving literary tradition, Washington, DC, has been the home to many of our nation's most acclaimed writers. From the city's founding to the beginnings of modernism, literary luminaries including Walt Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Henry Adams, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston have lived and worked at their craft in our nation's capital ... Part walking tour, part anthology, [this book] is organized into five sections, each corresponding to a particularly vibrant period in Washington's literary [history]"--Amazon.com.