The first half of the 20th century was an explosive time for the nation’s capital. Washington began to gain worldwide attention with the economic boom and rapid development projects. The McMillan Plan of 1901 helped restore and beautify the downtown core area, including establishing the National Mall, along with numerous monuments and museums. Grand homes for embassies were constructed on 16th Street, north of the White House, and later along Massachusetts Avenue, a strip that is now known as Embassy Row.
These amazing historical photographs will take you back to old Washington at the beginning of the 20th century — capturing streets, towns, landmarks, buildings, and everyday life.
#1 Bond Building, Fourteenth Street, Washington, D.C., circa 1907.
#2 Evening on the Potomac, Washington, D.C., 1900
#3 Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., circa 1904.
#4 F Street, looking toward Treasury. Washington, D.C., circa 1908.
#5 Flatmouth, Chief, group. Washington, D.C., ca. 1900s.
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govinfo.gov says Chief Flatmouth died ca 1860
![New Pennsylvania [Union] Station, Washington, D.C., 1908.](https://www.bygonely.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Washington_DC_1900s_11.jpg)
