In reply to Ithaca: 1901: Here's a picture taken today from as near as I can get to the same spot. The conversion of State Street to the Commons back in the mid-1970's has blocked the long...

In reply to Crystal Glass Casket: 1920: The crystal sarcophagus -- repository of Chairman Mao and various other other well-preserved Asian tyrants.

In reply to Red, White and Blue: 1956: I moved from west Tennessee to Mississippi, a distance of about 150 miles. In Tennessee, we ate watermelon with forks. In Mississippi, the people ate...

In reply to Minneapolis 1908: Said the original post: “Down the street on the right, it’s the Syndicate Building, later the home of Penney’s." AnonTip said: “Actually, it was home to...

In reply to A Boy and His Toys: I went off to Christmas activities and came back to read what you all shared - it's overwhelming and I thank you. This picture came from a lot taken by an...

In reply to Ambassade de France: 1927: 2460 Sixteenth Street NW. Now home to a nonprofit, the Council for Professional Recognition. This former embassy is among the finest of nearly a dozen Meridian Hill mansions built by the formidable Mary Foote...

In reply to Ambassade de France: 1927: View Larger Map

In reply to Christmas in Buffalo: c. 1910: Yes, thank you, bhappel. "Vielen Dank" to you and your beautiful German grandparents...und Frohe Weihnachten!

In reply to Baby Gus: 1920: Actually, this is an infant photo of Boston Redsox closer Jonathan Papelbon. He has yet to fully pucker the lips and develop that goofy glare under the bill of his cap. Yes, he would become the pride of the Redsox Nation,...

In reply to Chicken Dinner Here: 1927: Glass plates and film had similar speeds. The use of a slow shutter speed was due to the need to stop the lens down for depth-of-field, in other words a large area from foreground to background that the...