Postmaster General examines new bandit proof truck 1925Dunbar Armored

Then (left): The Postmaster General examines a new bandit-proof truck, ca. 1925.

Now (right): A Dunbar Armored vehicle, located at the corner of K Street and Connecticut Avenue, July, 2009.

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.