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Funkstown – Visit Foggy Bottom’s Grand DACOR Bacon House!
By Frank Leone The DACOR Bacon House (1801 F St., two blocks from the White House) is one of Foggy Bottom’s oldest and most stately...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Rev. Leonard Grimes in the Abolition Hall of Fame
By Frank Leone Foggy Bottom Underground Railroad conductor Rev. Leonard Andrew Grimes – who helped 400 enslaved people seeking freedom –...
Nov 4, 20242 min read
FBA History Project/GWU Museum Walking Tour a Success
By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt On October 19, 2024, we led a walking tour which began in the Foggy Bottom Historic District and ended at...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Washington D.C. Votes for President
By Frank Leone If you haven’t yet, be sure to vote on or before Election Day, November 5th! Washington D.C. has a complicated...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Recent Presentation of Kennedy Center/Foggy Bottom Improvement and Connection Plans
By Frank Leone We have reported on the ongoing efforts to connect the Kennedy Center to the city and improve the highway wasteland in...
Oct 22, 20242 min read
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom Ghosts and Graveyards
By Frank Leone In Foggy Bottom’s marshes, the “incessant croaking of frogs at night furnished material for ghost stories.” One such...
Oct 22, 20243 min read
Another Foggy Bottom, Across the Pond
By Denise Vogt Denise Vogt and Frank Leone recently welcomed Adrian Bloom , British author, speaker, horticultural specialist and owner...
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Foggy Bottom's Unearthed Treasures
FBA History Project associate, Bellini the Beagle, recently unearthed a delicate 3-inch tall glass (patent medicine?) bottle in the...
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Old Glass House
By Frank Leone One of Foggy Bottom’s earliest industries (1807-1846) was a glass-making factory located at 22nd Street and Water Street...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Foggy Bottom Walkingtown Tour a Success
Saturday September 14 was a beautiful day for our 4th annual Foggy Bottom Historic District in-person walking tour. Registration for the...
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Curious Ruins – Godey Lime Kilns
By: Frank Leone Nestled between the Whitehurst Freeway and the Rock Creek Parkway are unusual stone and brick structures – these are the...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Nearly 50 Years of the Foggy Bottom News – Read all About It – Online!
By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt Shortly after its founding in 1955, the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association (now the Foggy Bottom...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Funkstown – FBA History Project Live!
By Frank Leone This Fall, the Foggy Bottom Association History Project will offer an unprecedented number of live events. We’ll have...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Funkstown – Historic Gem St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Celebrates 157 Years
By Frank Leone On June 9, 2024, Foggy Bottom’s St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (728 23rd St.) celebrated its 157th anniversary with D.C....
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Kennedy Center Honors Foggy Bottom’s Displaced Residents with “We Remain Here” Banners
The Kennedy Center recently displayed banners with a land acknowledgement by Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center’s Next 50 fellow,...
Jun 25, 20241 min read
Funkstown – West End’s Historic Alfred Mullet Rowhouses Renovated
By Frank Leone One of the West End’s most notable historic rowhouses recently underwent a renovation, which has resulted in 15 modern...
Jun 9, 20243 min read
GWU President Hosts Neighborhood Reception at 175-year old F Street House
George Washington University President Ellen M. Granberg and Ms. Sonya Rankin invited FBA members and other neighbors to a reception at...
Jun 9, 20241 min read
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s “Other” Breweries
By Frank Leone The best-known lost brewery in D.C. was Foggy Bottom’s Christian Heurich Brewing Company, located at what is now the...
May 25, 20243 min read
Funkstown – Don’t Miss GWU's NEXT Exhibition at the Corcoran!
By Frank Leone The George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts & Design students are displaying 80 thesis projects – photos,...
May 11, 20243 min read
West End Library House History Workshop - May 2nd
The West End Library will be presenting a House History Workshop this Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 6 pm - Foggy Bottom Association History...
Apr 27, 20241 min read
Funkstown: Happy ‘West End’ Birthday -- Duke Ellington
By Frank Leone April 29, 2024 marks the 125 anniversary of the birth – in the West End – of legendary jazz pianist, composer, and...
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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