Funkstown Blog

by Frank Leone

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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...

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...

Funkstown – How Foggy Bottom Helped Win the Civil War

By Frank Leone When Confederate General Jubal Early threatened to take Washington in July 1864, “invalid and convalescent” soldiers from...

FBA History Project Presents Poster at DC History Conference

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

DC History Center Updates

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

Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Landmark Heurich Brewery

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...

Funkstown - Foggy Bottom Notable Women - Architect Rodeck and Interior Designer McCandless

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