Located on the east side of Mt. Vernon Square at the intersection of 7th Street, K Street, and New York Avenue, NW, is reservation 176.

Left: A historic photograph taken on March 15, 1927, from the collection of the Library of Congress. Right: The same area today.

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.