Credits

Photo credits

Who took the photos on this site. Images are cropped and resized from the originals.

  • "Good Hope" and its school on G. M. Hopkins, Vicinity of Washington, 1894

    Griffith M. Hopkins · Public domain — LoC · Original

  • "J. Jenkins / Good Hope Tavern" on A. Boschke's Topographical Map of the District of Columbia, 1861

    A. Boschke; D. McClelland, Blanchard & Mohun · Public domain — LoC · Original

  • "Sunset over Juneberry Garage", power-plant smokestacks, 2026-03-08

    thetejon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • "The Final Stand at Bladensburg, Maryland, 24 August 1814", painting

    Col. Charles Waterhouse, USMC · Public domain · Original

  • 11th Street Bridge Park, rendering seen from the riverbank

    OMA+OLIN for Building Bridges Across the River · Project rendering, used without a license at Alan's direction (fair-use position, 2026-09-26/27); remove on the owner's request · Original

  • 14Church CTA background — aerial view of Logan Circle, 2008-05-05

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC Highsmith Archive, LCCN 2010630768 · Original

  • 14Church from Church Street, exterior rendering

    14Church · Original

  • 14Church hero — P Street NW in Logan Circle at sunset, 2023-10-12

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • 14Church living room and kitchen, rendering

    14Church · Original

  • 14Church roof deck at dusk, rendering

    14Church · Original

  • 14th and P Streets NW, facing west down P Street, Studio Theatre at right, 2010-03-01

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • 1887 Hopkins plat showing the Edgewood estate

    G. M. Hopkins · Public domain · Original

  • 34th & Camden Streets SE, Hillcrest

    Eric T Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • 7000-series Red Line train at Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood, 2017-03-30

    airbus777 · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • adams-morgan — 18th Street

    Pixabay · Pexels License · Original

  • adams-morgan — Meridian Hill Park

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • adams-morgan — Mount Pleasant Street

    Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • adams-morgan — Rock Creek Park next door

    Nikola Kolev · Pexels License · Original

  • Aerial of the Army Medical Center, July 1931

    Capt. A.W. Stevens, Army Air Corps · Public domain — NARA "Unrestricted" · Original

  • Aerial of the closed RFK Stadium and a Fields at RFK pitch, looking east, 2022-05-18

    Duane Lempke · CC0 · Original

  • Aerial of the site during demolition, reservoir behind, 2022-03-21

    Duane Lempke · CC0 · Original

  • Aerial over the Anacostia, 1932 — boats, the gasworks, the Pennsylvania Ave bridge, the Capitol beyond

    Eastern Power Boat Club archive · Original

  • Aerial view of Logan Circle, 2008-05-05

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC Highsmith Archive, LCCN 2010630768 · Original

  • Alamo Drafthouse Cinema DC Bryant Street, 630 Rhode Island Ave NE

    M.V. Jantzen · Original

  • Alethia Tanner Park seen from the Metropolitan Branch Trail, 2022-11-05

    Gnupratchett · CC0 · Original

  • Alice Deal Middle School

    G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Anacostia Commons trail rendering, Fig. 2.34

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Anacostia Park and the Anacostia River from the air, looking southwest to the 11th Street and Frederick Douglass bridges, 2022-11-21

    Duane Lempke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Anacostia Park roller skating pavilion

    NPS Photo · Public domain — work of the U.S. government · Original

  • Anacostia Park Section D from across the river: pirate ship playground and picnic pavilions, May 2014

    Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Anacostia Riverwalk Trail toward RFK Stadium, 2013-02-07

    jantos · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Architectural model of DC Stadium, 1959, Fig. 1.13; original photographer not credited in the plan

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Arthur E. Randle and three men on Pennsylvania Ave SE at the Chemical Co. No. 2 firehouse, 1911

    Public domain — LoC · Original

  • Aspen Square townhome kitchen

    Bradley Caricofe for The Parks · Original

  • Atlas Theater and Shops, 1313-33 H St NE, 2011-08-17

    Smallbones · CC0 · Original

  • Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Washington, vol. 4, plate 6, 1907: Rhode Island Ave NE at 4th St, squares 3628 and 3629, the Metropolitan Branch tracks

    G. Wm. Baist · Public domain · Original

  • Ballou High School

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Ben's Chili Bowl neon at night, 1213 U Street NW

    Kurt Kaiser · CC0 · Original

  • Benjamin Banneker Academic High School

    Nyttend · Public domain · Original

  • Bike & trails

    Pred Sek · Pexels License · Original

  • Bike & trails

    Chris F · Pexels License · Original

  • bloomingdale — Crispus Attucks Park

    Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • bloomingdale — First Street eats

    Jonathan Borba · Pexels License · Original

  • bloomingdale — LeDroit Park & Howard

    Derek E. Morton · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Bloomingdale rowhouses in snow

    Olivia Ivey · CC BY 1.0 · Original

  • bridge-district — Anacostia Park out the door

    Sean Ewing · Pexels License · Original

  • bridge-district — Game nights up MLK

    RODOLPHE ASENSI · Pexels License · Original

  • brookland — 12th Street

    Luis Quintero · Pexels License · Original

  • brookland — The Basilica

    Quang Vuong · Pexels License · Original

  • brookland — The Franciscan Monastery

    Loslazos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Brookland Arts Walk wordmark at Brookland–CUA Metro

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Bryant St Market storefront, 680 Rhode Island Ave NE

    Bryant Street Market

  • Bus

    Allen Boguslavsky · Pexels License · Original

  • Bus

    Karl Solano · Pexels License · Original

  • Caldwell Hall, Catholic University of America

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Campus street on St. Elizabeths East, 2020

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Canopy Row townhomes, rendering

    NVHomes, Urban Atlantic, Triden · Original

  • Capital Transit streetcar No. 1053, destination "30 — 17th & Penna SE"

    Historic Prince William · Owner-directed use; confirm permission with source · Original

  • capitol-hill — Barracks Row

    Peter Fitzgerald · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • capitol-hill — Eastern Market

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • capitol-hill — The Capitol itself

    Oljamu · Pexels License · Original

  • Chapel Hall, Gallaudet University, 2023-12-09

    Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Charles Sumner School, 17th & M NW

    Almonroth · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • chevy-chase-dc — Politics & Prose

    Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • chevy-chase-dc — Rock Creek Park & Fort Reno

    Maroš Markovič · Pexels License · Original

  • chevy-chase-dc — The schools & AU

    Herrperry123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Clarendon model home rooftop terrace

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Clarendon townhomes, exterior rendering

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Cleveland Park hero — Uptown at dusk

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC

  • cleveland-park — The Kennedy-Warren

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • cleveland-park — Tregaron

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Co. K, 3d Mass. Heavy Artillery by the guns of Fort Stevens, Aug 1865

    William Morris Smith · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • Columbia Heights Educational Campus

    Mr.TinDC · Public domain · Original

  • columbia-heights — Errands, solved

    Christian Naccarato · Pexels License · Original

  • columbia-heights — The 11th Street row

    Zion Smith · Pexels License · Original

  • columbia-heights — The Tivoli & GALA

    Elizabeth B. Thomsen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Company E, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Lincoln

    William Morris Smith · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • Concert on the Great Lawn, 2021-08-01

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • Concert on the Great Lawn, 2021-08-01, closing-band background

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • Congress Heights Dramatic Club, 1905

    Harris & Ewing · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • congress-heights — Oxon Run

    Payton Chung from DCA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • congress-heights — The arena

    GATORFAN2525 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Congressional Cemetery gatehouse, 1801 E Street SE

    Smallbones · CC0 · Original

  • Constitution Ave NE concept rendering

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Costco exterior, Shops at Dakota Crossing, 2012-12-29

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Crop of randle-pennsylvania-ave-1911-loc.webp — Randle at the Chemical Co. No. 2 firehouse, 1911

    Public domain — LoC · Original

  • CVS frontage at The Crest, Skyland Town Center, 2021-06-21

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Cyclist on the Metropolitan Branch Trail

    TrailVoice · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Cyclist on the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Eckington, 2012-05-25

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Cyclists in the 15th Street NW bike lane at P Street, 2011-05-02; 1024px original

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • DC boundary stone Northeast 7, 2013-08-20

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • DC Brau brewery floor, 3178 Bladensburg Rd NE, 2020-03-07

    Kurt Kaiser · CC0 · Original

  • deanwood — A self-built legacy

    Gizem toprak · Pexels License · Original

  • deanwood — Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

    NGUYEN HUU DUC · Pexels License · Original

  • deanwood — Marvin Gaye Park

    Eric T. Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • Delano Hall, now DC International School, 2024

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Dining & nights out

    Le Salama · Pexels License · Original

  • Dining & nights out

    Luriko Yamaguchi · Pexels License · Original

  • Dining room with mural and bookshelves, The Roost, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave SE

    The Roost · Original

  • Duke Ellington School of the Arts

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Dunbar High School, rebuilt campus entrance

    DC Public Schools · Public domain · Original

  • Dupont Circle station, north entrance canopy, 2023-11-22

    APK · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Dupont hero — the fountain in summer

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0

  • dupont-circle — Embassy Row

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • dupont-circle — Kalorama

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • dupont-circle — The Phillips Collection

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Eastern High School, East Capitol Street

    APK · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Eastern High School, second view

    APK · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Eastern Power Boat Club clubhouse from the river

    Eastern Power Boat Club · Original

  • Entertainment and Sports Arena, St. Elizabeths East

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Festival Plaza on a gameday rendering, Fig. 1.6

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Final flag lowering, Heaton Pavilion, 2011-08-27

    Sebastian J. Sciotti Jr., DoD · Public domain · Original

  • Finished Skyland townhomes with a for-sale sign

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Former dry cleaner at 1601 14th St NW, now Le Diplomate, with John Wesley AME Zion Church behind, 2010-09-21

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC Highsmith Archive, LCCN 2010641758 · Original

  • Former Walter Reed Fire Dept. Co. 55 with new apartments, 2024

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Fort Circle Park Hiker-Biker Trail sign and trail entrance, 2010-04-11

    TrailVoice · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Fort Dupont Park woods, Dec 2017

    Eric T. Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • Fort Lincoln CTA background — Glenn Dale azaleas at the National Arboretum with the Capitol Columns behind, May 2014

    DC Gardens · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Fort Lincoln hero — townhomes on Hansberry Ct NE, 2019-02-09

    Eric T Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • Fort Stevens earthworks and cannons

    National Park Service · Public domain · Original

  • Fort Wagner, from a sketch by C. E. Carpenter, 1862; plate in Spicer, History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers

    C. E. Carpenter · No known copyright restrictions · Original

  • Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, Alabama Avenue SE

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Franklin School, Franklin Square

    Difference engine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge from the southwest, 2022-11-26

    G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Frederick Douglass, head-and-shoulders portrait, 1870

    Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • Gallaudet College exterior, 1897, border cropped

    R. Douglas / Library of Congress · Public domain · Original

  • Gallaudet gate house, 7th & Florida Ave NE, cropped

    HABS / Library of Congress · Public domain · Original

  • Garrison Elementary School

    APK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Gen. John A. Logan statue, Logan Circle, 1992

    John McWilliams, Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domain · Original

  • georgetown — Dumbarton Oaks & the side streets

    Atoosa Ryanne Arfa · Pexels License · Original

  • georgetown — Georgetown University

    Mark Stebnicki · Pexels License · Original

  • georgetown — M Street & Wisconsin Avenue

    Hugo Magalhaes · Pexels License · Original

  • georgetown — The C&O Canal & the waterfront

    Sideesh Balasubramani · Pexels License · Original

  • Georgetown Waterfront Park with Key Bridge beyond

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Gonzaga College High School

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Great Lawn gazebo, 2020

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Groceries

    Helena Lopes · Pexels License · Original

  • Groceries

    Matheus Cenali · Pexels License · Original

  • Hansberry Ct NE, Fort Lincoln, 2019

    Eric T Gunther · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • Herbert Adams's Three Graces for the McMillan Fountain, 1911

    Herbert Adams, sculptor; photographer unknown · Public domain · Original

  • Heritage Island footbridge, Fig. 3.136

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • hill-east — Congressional Cemetery

    APK · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • hill-east — Lincoln Park

    NPS Photo · Public domain · Original

  • hill-east — RFK Campus stadium concept rendering

    Government of the District of Columbia · CC BY 3.0 · Original

  • hill-east — The riverfront

    Jason Gooljar · Pexels License · Original

  • hillcrest — Fort Dupont Park

    Djordje Ristic · Pexels License · Original

  • hillcrest — The ice arena

    Pavel Danilyuk · Pexels License · Original

  • historic-anacostia — MLK Avenue's arts corridor

    Felicity Tai · Pexels License · Original

  • historic-anacostia — The Big Chair

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Shaw, 2012

    Ron Cogswell · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Illustrative site plan, Fig. 1.5, rendered from the PDF

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Inside a sand bin looking out to the recreation center, 2026-01-27

    Nvss132 · CC0 · Original

  • Inside Metrobar's railcar, car 5058, 2026-08-22

    Joe Loong · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Inside the Fort Lincoln Costco, 2012-12-29

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Interior view of Fort Lincoln, 1865

    Civil War glass negatives · Public domain — LoC Civil War collection · Original

  • John Quincy Adams building, Oyster-Adams Bilingual School

    APK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • John W. Ross Elementary School

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Juneberry Garage patio, 2024-10-25

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • Kimball Elementary School

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Kingman Commons on Oklahoma Ave NE rendering, Fig. 2.26

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Kingman Heritage entrance gate, Fig. 3.135

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Kingman Park row houses, 2018-12-26

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • KIPP DC College Preparatory

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Kite House courtyard

    Kite House · Original

  • L'Enfant's 1791 plan, 1887 USC&GS facsimile, crop at East Capitol St and the Eastern Branch

    Pierre Charles L'Enfant / US Coast & Geodetic Survey · Public domain · Original

  • Lafayette Elementary School

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Le Diplomate, 1601 14th St NW, 2022

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Logan Circle looking north, 1922

    National Photo Company · Public domain — LoC npcc.07393 · Original

  • logan-circle — Studio Theatre

    Ecragg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • logan-circle — The 14th Street corridor

    Rafael Gonzales · Pexels License · Original

  • logan-circle — The Circle itself

    APK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Looking north up North Capitol Street from Rhode Island Avenue, 2014-08-10

    Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Lowell School

    Tamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Lynden Row aerial rendering over Southwest DC

    The Knutson Companies · Original

  • Lynden Row brownstones, exterior rendering

    The Knutson Companies · Original

  • Lynden Row CTA background and history slot — Southwest Duck Pond, 2012-06-21, 1600w

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Magnolias in bloom with a bench, U.S. National Arboretum, 2013-04-11

    DC Gardens · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Main Building, National Training School for Boys, Bladensburg Rd NE; halftone from p. 41 of "The New Washington", cropped from a four-photo plate; the corner of an overlapping photo was painted out

    George H. Gall, "The New Washington"; photographer not named · Public domain · Original

  • Market building with rooftop "Union Market" sign, Florida Avenue Market, 2012-04-27

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • McMillan Fountain, 2024

    LemonPumpkin · CC0 · Original

  • McMillan Reservoir and waterworks buildings, 2008-08-19

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • McMillan Sand Filtration Site, 2007

    David Monack · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center main entrance, 2011-05-23

    Medill DC · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Metro

    Ramon Perucho · Pexels License · Original

  • Metro

    Tom Fisk · Pexels License · Original

  • Metrobus 4703 at the Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood bus loop, 2023-05-30

    Er1ckRailfan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Metrobus on H Street, 2017-01-19

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Metropolitan Branch Trail with the Capitol dome, 2010-04-30

    TrailVoice · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Navy Yard — Diamond Teague riverwalk at golden hour

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Navy Yard hero — 2022 aerial of the Capitol Riverfront skyline and Nats Park

    Duane Lempke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Navy Yard hero — dusk over the Anacostia marina from a rooftop

    Styves Exantus · Pexels License · Original

  • navy-yard — Nationals Park

    Rudi Riet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • navy-yard — Play, year-round

    Мария Ельникова · Pexels License · Original

  • navy-yard — The riverfront table

    Ahmet ÇÖTÜR · Pexels License · Original

  • navy-yard — Yards Park

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Naylor Road Metro platform sign, 2017-06-20

    Elyse Horvath · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Neighborhoods hub hero — turreted DC rowhouse corner

    Zion Smith · Pexels License · Original

  • New apartments around the plaza, 2024-05-23

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • New York Ave at the exit for Fort Lincoln Dr and South Dakota Ave, 2019-05-22

    Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • noma — The Beatles played here

    Mike · Pexels License · Original

  • noma — The Met Branch Trail

    David Brown · Pexels License · Original

  • noma — Union Market

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • noma — Union Station next door

    Quang Vuong · Pexels License · Original

  • NoMa Rail tile — Union Station Great Hall

    Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Old Skyland Shopping Center, 2013

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • On foot

    Otto Rascon · Pexels License · Original

  • On foot

    Hugo Magalhaes · Pexels License · Original

  • Opening day of the Eckington and Soldiers' Home Railway, 7th St and New York Ave NW, 1888

    Unknown · Public domain · Original

  • Parking

    Zion Smith · Pexels License · Original

  • Parking

    Atoosa Ryanne Arfa · Pexels License · Original

  • Parks & recreation

    Robert So · Pexels License · Original

  • Parks & recreation

    Hert Niks · Pexels License · Original

  • Pennsylvania Ave. from the Treasury, 1890

    J.F. Jarvis · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • Penthouse kitchen and living room, rendering

    Capital City Real Estate · Original

  • petworth — Grant Circle & the market

    Kurt Kaiser · CC0 · Original

  • petworth — President Lincoln's Cottage

    Mvincec at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Original

  • petworth — Upshur Street

    Katie Barget · Pexels License · Original

  • Plaza at 4th & M St SW with the Waterfront Metro entrance canopy, 2012-06-21

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Plaza District rendering, Fig. 2.22

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Politics and Prose storefront, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW

    Politics and Prose Bookstore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • President George W. Bush with Army PFC Joseph Devan after presenting a Purple Heart at WRAMC, 2008-12-22

    White House photo · Public domain · Original

  • President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home

    Ron Cogswell · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • President-elect Nixon and family at Walter Reed after visiting Eisenhower, 1968-11-06

    White House / National Archives · Public domain · Original

  • Randle Highlands Elementary School

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Randle Highlands School, 1650 30th St SE

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • randle-highlands — Anacostia Park below

    Bingqian Li · Pexels License · Original

  • randle-highlands — Fort Dupont Park

    Czapp Arpad · Pexels License · Original

  • randle-highlands — The views

    Mark Stebnicki · Pexels License · Original

  • Recreation District rendering, Fig. 2.32

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Red Line train arriving at NoMa–Gallaudet U, 2022-08-10

    The Boston Railfan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Red Line train at New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U station, 2004-11-24

    Ben Schumin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Red Line train at the Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood platform

    Han Zheng · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Regulator house and ivy-covered sand bins, 2010

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions on publication" · Original

  • Regulator house, sand bins and new townhomes, 2025-11-22

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Reservoir Park Recreation Center, 2025

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • reservoir-district CTA background — row of sand bins, 2025-11-22

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • reservoir-district hero — sand bins along a new street, townhomes at right, 2025-11-22

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • RFK Campus hero — Stadium District rendering, Fig. 2.20, cropped

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • RFK Farmers and Flea Market, Fig. 1.35

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • RFK Stadium in 2025 before demolition, Fig. 1.15

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Rhode Island Ave station, 1976 postcard

    Carl H. Sturner · Public domain · Original

  • Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood Metro platform and station sign

    Han Zheng · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood platform sign with Rhode Island Row below, sunset

    Han Zheng · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Riverfront District, River Street rendering, Fig. 2.24

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Riverside path and the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge from the southeast, 2022-11-26

    G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Rock Creek Park beside 16th St NW, winter 2021

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Rock Creek View brownstones, exterior rendering

    NVHomes · Original

  • Rooftop terrace, rendering

    Capital City Real Estate · Original

  • Rowhouses along the C&O Canal, Georgetown

    Daniel M Horowitz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Rowhouses on Georgia Ave NW opposite the campus, 2021

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Salmon P. Chase, Brady studio portrait, ca. 1860–1865

    Mathew Brady studio · Public domain · Original

  • Same photo, grayscale derivative

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0

  • Sand bin 27 in the Reservoir Park plaza, recreation center behind, 2026-01-27

    Nvss132 · CC0 · Original

  • Sand bins 17 and 18 and a regulator house, McMillan Sand Filtration Site, 2018-12-24

    Der Berzerker · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Seafarers Yacht Club clubhouse and grounds, Anacostia

    Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • shaw — Ben's Chili Bowl

    APK · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • shaw — Blagden Alley

    David from Washington, DC · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • shaw — The 9:30 Club & Howard University

    Jeremy Li · Pexels License · Original

  • shaw — The Howard & the Lincoln

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Shaw "After dark" card

    Jesse Hauck · Pexels License · Original

  • Shaw–Howard U Metro platform, 2022-10-25

    Aidanlang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Shulman's Market, N & Union Sts SW, 1941–42

    Louise Rosskam · Public domain · Original

  • Skyland CTA background — CVS frontage at The Crest, 2021-06-21

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Skyland hero and 2021 history entry — corner of The Crest apartments on ribbon-cutting day, 2021-06-21

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Skyland townhome rooftop terrace, The Crest behind

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Skyland townhomes, front elevation photo

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Skyland townhomes, streetscape rendering

    Ryan Homes · Original

  • Southwest Duck Pond, 2012

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • st-elizabeths-east — A landmark campus

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • st-elizabeths-east — Courtside, on-site

    RODOLPHE ASENSI · Pexels License · Original

  • st-elizabeths-east — Metro at the gate

    Ramon Perucho · Pexels License · Original

  • St. Elizabeths Hospital Center Building, 1938

    Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1514 15th St NW, 2008-05-28

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Stadium-Armory Metro south entrance, Fig. 2.13, rendered from the PDF

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • Stead Park field, 2021

    Kurt Kaiser · CC0 · Original

  • Strada CTA background — cyclist on the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Eckington, Capitol dome ahead, 2012-05-25

    Payton Chung · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Strada hero — Red Line train on the elevated tracks at Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood, Brookland Press building behind

    Han Zheng · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • SW hero — the Wharf at dusk

    Jason Gooljar · Pexels License

  • Sweet Crimes Bakery storefront, 1238 Pennsylvania Ave SE

    Sweet Crimes Bakery · Original

  • takoma — Fort Stevens

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • takoma — Walter Reed main building, 2020

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Takoma hero — Victorian in the historic district

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Takoma Metro platform, 2017

    Mint0ri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Tally-ho coaches at a resort hotel, Blue Mountain Lake NY, 1889

    Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • The Anacostia sign on Good Hope Road SE

    Charles Wilson, THE ART of WARd 8

  • The Atwood townhomes, exterior rendering

    EYA · Original

  • The Avalon Theatre marquee on Connecticut Avenue NW, Chevy Chase DC

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • The Bend townhomes, exterior rendering

    EYA · Original

  • The bridge at Yards Park, Navy Yard

    Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • The cascading fountain at Meridian Hill Park

    Katy Van Every · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • The Charmery at night, 2026

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • The Chatfield townhomes, exterior rendering

    EYA · Original

  • The coffered crossvault at Metro Center station

    Ben Schumin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • The Crest apartments above CVS, 2021-06-21

    Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • The DC Armory near sundown, Fig. 2.39

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • The Eastern Branch, painting by August Köllner, 1839, Fig. 1.10

    August Köllner · Public domain (1839 artwork); scan taken from the plan · Original

  • The LeDroit Park 1873 entrance arch under blooming cherry trees

    angela n. · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • The library

    Element5 Digital · Pexels License · Original

  • The library

    cottonbro studio · Pexels License · Original

  • The National Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum

    APK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • The Navy Yard bridge over the Eastern Branch from the east bank, April 1865

    Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • The Powell townhomes, exterior rendering

    EYA · Original

  • The Sidney condo interior, living room and kitchen with balcony door-8")

    The Sidney · Original

  • The Sidney condo interior, living room with doors to bedroom and bath-12")

    The Sidney · Original

  • The Sidney CTA background — Gallaudet's Chapel Hall and College Hall at sunset, 2023-12-09

    Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • The Sidney hero — north side of the 1100 block of H St NE, 2026-03-18

    G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • The stadium seen from Kingman Island rendering, Fig. 3.8

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • The Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St NW, 2013-05-21

    AgnosticPreachersKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • The Wharf from the Potomac water taxi, 2019-06-11

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • The Wharf marina and promenade, 2019-05-19

    Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Theodore Roosevelt High School, 13th St NW

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain · Original

  • Thurgood Marshall Academy

    Nvss132 · CC0 · Original

  • Thurgood Marshall Academy, MLK Jr. Ave SE

    Nvss132 · CC0 · Original

  • Town Center Plaza West, 6th St SW, I.M. Pei and Partners 1962; photo 2004

    James W. Rosenthal, Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domain · Original

  • Trew Motor Co., Washington, D.C., ca. 1920

    National Photo Company · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions on publication" · Original

  • trinidad — Gallaudet University

    Bmzuckerman · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • trinidad — H Street & the Atlas

    Smallbones · CC0 · Original

  • trinidad — The H Street Festival

    IIP Photo Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • trinidad — The National Arboretum

    Paula Nardini · Pexels License · Original

  • Trusty's storefront, 1420 Pennsylvania Ave SE

    Trusty's Full-Serve · Original

  • Turreted rowhouses on 18th Street NW at Kalorama Rd, Adams Morgan, at dusk

    Ted Eytan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original

  • Two Rivers Public Charter School

    Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0 · Original

  • Underground slow sand filter bed, 2010

    Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions on publication" · Original

  • Union Market facade, 1309 5th Street NE

    Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • View of the campus from the east side of the river, Fig. 1.46

    DC Office of Planning · DC government publication, no license stated; used at Alan's direction (2026-09-27, same fair-use position as builder images); remove on request · Original

  • View over turreted rowhouse roofs to the Capitol dome and Washington Monument, from the builder's gallery

    The Sidney · Original

  • Walter Reed Building 1 and fountain, the Parks at Walter Reed, 2020

    Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Walter Reed General Hospital main building, ca. 1909

    National Museum of Health and Medicine · CC BY 2.0 · Original

  • Walter Reed hospital wartime wards, 1917–1918

    The Sunday Star · Public domain — NARA "Unrestricted" · Original

  • Washington Senators opening day at RFK, 1971-04-05

    Marion S. Trikosko, U.S. News & World Report · Public domain — LoC "No known restrictions" · Original

  • Waterfront Metro platform with station sign, 2016-09-10

    Narek75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original

  • Waterfront-SEU Metro platform and sign, 2004-07-21

    Ben Schumin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original

  • Wheat Row, 1315-1321 4th St SW, 1936-09-17

    John O. Brostrup, Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domain · Original

  • Whole Foods Market storefront, The Hartley, 2023-04-01

    Adam Fagen · Original

  • Women of Gallaudet College making Red Cross surgical dressings, 1917–1918

    War Department · Public domain — NARA · Original