F Street, NW, at 13th Street looking west, with F Street Plaza. (ca: 1970)

Intersection of 13th and F streets, NW, looking west

F Street, NW, looking west from 13th Street. Shown here ca. 1970 (left) and today (right). Historic photo courtesy of the DDOT Historical Photo Archives.

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.