BoundaryStones: Monkeys can be good musical partners, except when they bite people. Several organ grinders on the streets of #WashingtonDC learned this the hard way in the late 19th and early 20th century. https://t.co/yrvS5QrCqk Monkeys can be good musical partners, except …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
LOCMaps: Look at this beautifully vibrant map of Los Angeles, CA published in 1894. It may be hard to believe today, but LA was once surrounded by lush greenery. Check it out: https://t.co/w5xtRdD1yL https://t.co/6VonaF5YK7 Look at this beautifully vibrant map of Los Angele…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
DCHistory: Join the DC History Center for our program, "See our Latinidad, See our Blackness," where special panelists will discuss the history and experiences of Afro-Latinas in DC! Click here to learn more: https://t.co/aJ5Wl3lIoC Join the DC History Center for our program…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: To this day, many people believe the term 'lobbyist' comes from #WashingtonDC, specifically the lobby of the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. (It actually originally referred to one of the lobbies of the House of Commons.) https://t.co/KONCqLXmio To this…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
BoundaryStones: Meanwhile, the legend of the Clifton Bunny Man remains unsolved 👀👀... https://t.co/KjuHYdVQhZ https://t.co/aSIt1cDcse Meanwhile, the legend of the Clifton Bunny Man remains unsolved 👀👀... https://t.co/KjuHYdVQhZ https://t.co/aSIt1cDcse — Boundary Stones (…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
LOCMaps: A true work of art, this stunning 1881 panoramic map shows a prospective view of the Panama Canal, produced just as the first construction attempts were beginning. See the full map here: https://t.co/YA2kh0QLCY https://t.co/ygH9rHMqmd A true work of art, this stunn…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021
StreetsOfDC: Pete Macias (1898-1947) was a native Washingtonian and popular local pianist and bandleader in the 1920s and 30s. He opened the Heigh-Ho Club at Connecticut and Q St NW in 1933. A swanky, much-hyped supper club on the 2nd floor of an old mansion, it lasted until…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Oct 8, 2021