{"id":115625,"date":"2015-02-17T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=115625"},"modified":"2015-02-20T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T19:03:30","slug":"washington-dc-postcards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/news\/washington-dc-postcards","title":{"rendered":"15 vintage Washington, DC postcards of historic sites and lesser known marvels"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p>About 17.9 million people visited Washington, DC in 2011 and the capital has long drawn crowds to its monuments, historic buildings and museums.<\/p>\n<p>We took a look through the digital archives of the Boston Public Library to pull together a collection of keep sakes and souvenirs from yesteryear. Here are some of our favourite postcards from the The Tichnor Brothers Collection, dated between 1930 to 1950. They cover the big tourist attractions as well as a few businesses, transit hubs and a couple of oddities as well.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>Sightseeing tours<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-dc-born-yesterday.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-dc-born-yesterday-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"washington dc born yesterday\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The White House<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/white-house-postcard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/white-house-postcard-1024x652.jpg\" alt=\"white house postcard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Key Bridge and Georgetown College<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-bridge-postcard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-bridge-postcard-1024x650.jpg\" alt=\"washington bridge postcard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"650\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tucker&#8217;s Restaurant (now Wah Sing Restaurant)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pennsylavania-ave-dc.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pennsylavania-ave-dc-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcommonwealth.org\/search\/commonwealth:r781wm037\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Union Station<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-union-station.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-union-station-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"washington union station\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>F Street<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/F-Street-Washington.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/F-Street-Washington-1024x651.jpg\" alt=\"F Street Washington\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Aerial view<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/aerial-view-dc.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/aerial-view-dc-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"aerial view dc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Rexall Drug Store<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-historic-postcard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-historic-postcard-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"washington historic postcard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Washington monument<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-monument-cherry-blossoms.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/washington-monument-cherry-blossoms-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"washington monument cherry blossoms\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>A pipe shop at 920 14th Street (now The Park At Fourteenth venue)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dc-washington-postcard-vintage.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/dc-washington-postcard-vintage-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"dc washington postcard vintage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Franciscan Monastery<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/monastery-washington-dc.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/monastery-washington-dc-1024x660.jpg\" alt=\"monastery washington dc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Pentagon<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/the-pentagon-postcard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/the-pentagon-postcard-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"the pentagon postcard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Washington National Airport (now Ronald Reagan National Airport)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/airport-washington-dc.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/airport-washington-dc-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"airport washington dc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pennsylvania Avenue<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pennsylvania-ave-postcard.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pennsylvania-ave-postcard-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"pennsylvania ave postcard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Wardman Park Hotel<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wardman-park-hotel-washington.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[115625]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-115658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/wardman-park-hotel-washington-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"wardman park hotel washington\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLove retro postcards? Check out our collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2015\/02\/19-vintage-postcards-san-francisco-history.html\">San Francisco<\/a> sites.<\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Washington monument to the district&#8217;s biggest drug store, a look at vintage DC 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