This year was the 50th Anniversary of the DC History Conference, held April 4-6 at Martin Luther King Library. Denise Vogt and Frank...

First, a final reminder to join the FBA History Project at the free DC History Conference, April 4-6 at Martin Luther King Library. ...

By Frank Leone The Christian Heurich Brewing Company operated D.C.’s largest brewery near the site of what is now the Kennedy Center from...

By Frank Leone Foggy Bottom has been home to many notable women, including two important designers who lived in the neighborhood for...

Foggy Bottom was home to many Irish American immigrants in the period between the Civil War and the 1920s, as described in an earlier...

At the Martin Luther King Public Library. The DC History Conference is celebrating its 50th Anniversary! Register now for the FREE...

In time for spring, Smithsonian Books just issued its revised and expanded Washington on Foot, an easy to carry paperback containing 24...

By Frank Leone Foggy Bottom is fortunate to have the Kennedy Center, but its location here was controversial and access challenges remain. Washington Post architectural critic Wolf Von Eckardt, argued that a “spaghetti maze” of highways would limit access and hide the Center from view. He was right, of course. Planners have proposed various options, although the best solution may be to deck over the Potomac Freeway  chasm, and integrate the Kennedy Center with the city. The N

The GW Hatchet video team - Sophia Escobar, Eduardo Gonzalez del Valle, and Ava Thompson - recently interviewed FBA History Project...

By Frank Leone From 1937 to 1954, the Lincoln Civic Association (LCA) fought for African Americans in Foggy Bottom. It demanded new...

By Frank Leone The DC City Council has expanded its Historic Home Grant program to include Foggy Bottom and increase the available amount...

by Frank Leone Democracy has been in the news a lot lately, so it’s a good time to visit the West End’s own “Democracy Tree.” The tree...

FBA History Project Co-Chairs Frank Leone and Denise Vogt were interviewed by WTOP’s “Matt About Town,” Matt Kaufax, about Foggy Bottom’s...

By Frank Leone The House of Mercy, a “home for fallen women,” which played a (minor) role in one of the greatest scandals of the Gilded...

FBA History Project Co-Chairs Frank Leone and Denise Vogt were delighted that the PBS/WETA real estate show “If You Lived Here” recently...

By Frank Leone The Foggy Bottom Association History Project House History Map has a new home at the DC History Center (formerly the...

By Frank Leone An excellent new book, The Row House in Washington DC – A History (U.Va. Press 2023) provides fascinating information on...

By Frank Leone Washington Circle is at the heart of Foggy Bottom/West End and a gateway to our Nation’s Capital. Yet too few people seem...

By Denise Vogt Here at the FBA History Project, we’ve long hoped a GWU student would be interested in our neighborhood’s history, use our...

By Frank Leone Hughes Mews is a picturesque alley today, but at the turn of the 20th century, it housed “the most infamous professional...