Foggy Bottom News - Twenty-Five Years Ago
By Denise Vogt Thanks to the GWU Library Special Collections, you can now easily browse the back issues of the Foggy Bottom News on-line...
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Funkstown – Visit Foggy Bottom’s Grand DACOR Bacon House!
By Frank Leone The DACOR Bacon House (1801 F St., two blocks from the White House) is one of Foggy Bottom’s oldest and most stately...
Nov 4
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Rev. Leonard Grimes in the Abolition Hall of Fame
By Frank Leone Foggy Bottom Underground Railroad conductor Rev. Leonard Andrew Grimes – who helped 400 enslaved people seeking freedom –...
Nov 4
FBA History Project/GWU Museum Walking Tour a Success
By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt On October 19, 2024, we led a walking tour which began in the Foggy Bottom Historic District and ended at...
Nov 4
Washington D.C. Votes for President
By Frank Leone If you haven’t yet, be sure to vote on or before Election Day, November 5th! Washington D.C. has a complicated...
Oct 22
Recent Presentation of Kennedy Center/Foggy Bottom Improvement and Connection Plans
By Frank Leone We have reported on the ongoing efforts to connect the Kennedy Center to the city and improve the highway wasteland in...
Oct 22
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom Ghosts and Graveyards
By Frank Leone In Foggy Bottom’s marshes, the “incessant croaking of frogs at night furnished material for ghost stories.” One such...
Oct 7
Another Foggy Bottom, Across the Pond
By Denise Vogt Denise Vogt and Frank Leone recently welcomed Adrian Bloom , British author, speaker, horticultural specialist and owner...
Oct 7
Foggy Bottom's Unearthed Treasures
FBA History Project associate, Bellini the Beagle, recently unearthed a delicate 3-inch tall glass (patent medicine?) bottle in the...
Oct 7
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Old Glass House
By Frank Leone One of Foggy Bottom’s earliest industries (1807-1846) was a glass-making factory located at 22nd Street and Water Street...
Oct 7
Foggy Bottom Walkingtown Tour a Success
Saturday September 14 was a beautiful day for our 4th annual Foggy Bottom Historic District in-person walking tour. Registration for the...
Oct 7
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s Curious Ruins – Godey Lime Kilns
By: Frank Leone Nestled between the Whitehurst Freeway and the Rock Creek Parkway are unusual stone and brick structures – these are the...
Sep 5
Nearly 50 Years of the Foggy Bottom News – Read all About It – Online!
By Frank Leone and Denise Vogt Shortly after its founding in 1955, the Foggy Bottom Restoration Association (now the Foggy Bottom...
Sep 5
Funkstown – FBA History Project Live!
By Frank Leone This Fall, the Foggy Bottom Association History Project will offer an unprecedented number of live events. We’ll have...
Jun 25
Funkstown – Historic Gem St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Celebrates 157 Years
By Frank Leone On June 9, 2024, Foggy Bottom’s St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (728 23rd St.) celebrated its 157th anniversary with D.C....
Jun 25
Kennedy Center Honors Foggy Bottom’s Displaced Residents with “We Remain Here” Banners
The Kennedy Center recently displayed banners with a land acknowledgement by Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center’s Next 50 fellow,...
Jun 9
Funkstown – West End’s Historic Alfred Mullet Rowhouses Renovated
By Frank Leone One of the West End’s most notable historic rowhouses recently underwent a renovation, which has resulted in 15 modern...
Jun 9
GWU President Hosts Neighborhood Reception at 175-year old F Street House
George Washington University President Ellen M. Granberg and Ms. Sonya Rankin invited FBA members and other neighbors to a reception at...
May 25
Funkstown – Foggy Bottom’s “Other” Breweries
By Frank Leone The best-known lost brewery in D.C. was Foggy Bottom’s Christian Heurich Brewing Company, located at what is now the...
May 11
Funkstown – Don’t Miss GWU's NEXT Exhibition at the Corcoran!
By Frank Leone The George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts & Design students are displaying 80 thesis projects – photos,...
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