NPR's appearance in the Hidden Washington DC photos
Hidden Washington DC made the rounds yesterday, thanks to DCist's post, and deservedly so. If you were a native or a curious transplant, the mostly black-and-white stills of mid-'80s Washington were exciting and painful, an education or a reminder. I loved the gallery. I sent it to my parents, and they loved it too. (One warning: Clicking through the photos and then, via @jfdulac and Journal-isms, reading the terrifying 1981 Washington Post ombudsman report on the Janet Cooke scandal threw me into a hometown, ghosts-of-the-city-past existential crisis for about five minutes. Then I got back to work. Go where it takes you.)
Among the hidden-ness, NPR makes an almost-hidden appearance in the background of the Marlo Furniture building at 7th and Eye NW.
1987, from the photo set (full size here):
Today, in Google Street View:
October 2nd, 2010 at 9:28 AM
Glad to see these images resonating with people. I remember when NPR was down on M street and I worked in a photo store and people like Daniel Zwerdling and others would come in and drop off film.
At the time when NPR reporters were covering El Salvador and Marion Barry, I was pounding the pavement capturing the city.
Thanks for the link.
October 5th, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Michael, thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing your great photos! Beginning to dig into your Hidden Arlington set now.