By Frank Leone (The final part of our three part Washington Canal series – see Washington’s Canals and Washington’s Lost City Canal) The...

By Frank Leone This summer’s hit film Oppenheimer gives us an excuse to talk about not only Edward Teller, but also about one of our...

By Frank Leone Where and what is the “West End?” The “New West End” is approximately north of Foggy Bottom (K Street), south of Dupont...

By Frank Leone (part two of our three part Washington Canal series – see Washington’s Canals) Constitution Avenue now covers the path of...

By Frank Leone Franklin Square Park is not in Foggy Bottom. But it is the area where I spent most of my 35 year working life and it was...

By Frank Leone The C&O canal is a historic and natural gem of the D.C. area. The canal, and its towpath, runs 184.5 miles from...

By Frank Leone Oppenheimer is a beautifully filmed and thought-provoking movie about the “father of the atomic bomb.” Among the...

By Frank Leone The FBA Newsletter and our regular Funkstown column is on summer break until September 2023, but we will provide these...

By Frank Leone In recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we want to call attention to the little-known Walt Whitman Park, in Foggy Bottom....

By Frank Leone As you take the on-ramp to the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge to Arlington, you may notice what appears to be a round stone...

We are thrilled to provide this Guest Column by Virginia R. Nuta, a descendant of Jacob Funk, who recently presented at the D.C. History...

By Frank Leone April 16 marked D.C.’s Emancipation Day – the date in 1862 when President Lincoln signed legislation freeing enslaved...

By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt The FBA History Project shared its new Foggy Bottom Historic District House Map with many of the 675...

By Frank Leone They are not as well-known as the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin, but Foggy Bottom shelters its own pink blooms in...

By Frank Leone In the late 1700s, George Washington would occasionally ride up from Mt. Vernon to visit the brand new national capital...

At the Martin Luther King Public Library. The DC History Conference is a FREE interdisciplinary, community conference with presentations...

By Frank Leone In honor of Women’s History month, we profile just a few of the women citizen activists who provided leadership to the...

By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt Feb 13, 2023 3:01 AM Denise Vogt and Frank Leone are the co-chairs of the Foggy Bottom Association...

By Frank Leone During Black History Month, we recognize that Foggy Bottom is blessed to have St. Mary’s Episcopal Church [1] (728 23rd...

By: Frank Leone and Denise Vogt City of Washington maps from the early 1800s do not identify Foggy Bottom by name, but you can still see...