Penn Quarter Stories

This section features stories and information about the history and culture of our city. Many feature the Penn Quarter area, where I live. Some cover historical topics where Washington, DC figures into the story at some points. I am fascinated by the Penn Quarter’s colorful history and remarkable transformation. Some of these stories were previously printed in a newsletter I edited for my downtown condominium association, so reflect conditions at the time. More stories will be added periodically. Readers are invited to make submissions for publication on this site.


Before Ugly Got Ugly

Coyotes, Greyhounds and Decophiles

Hockmeyer Hall and Girth and Mirth

Building on a Name

The Victorian Among Us

An Unlikely Passage



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