Washington DC 1920s Maps

Reason # 27 why I heart the Internet:

The maps. Oh, the maps…

Baltimore and Ohio train map of Washington DC, dated 1936

Washington DC streetcar map from 1891

A Bird’s Eye View of Washington DC from 1929

The Mall and Vicinity of Washington DC, dated 1917

Map of Washington DC from 1892 from the Engineer Corps

Especially the one featured from Washington DC in the 1920s. It’s from a survey done by “G. Wm. Baist, Wm. E., & H.V. Baist, surveyors” and is amazing.

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Blagden and Shepherd Alley - Washington DC, 1920

First Air Mail Flight, 1918

As easily distracted as I am by ceiling fans and shiny objects, I’ve stopped working on the jester story and have started working on my YA novel about a girl from Nebraska in the 1920s who becomes an air mail pilot, and these videos about the first air mail flight have been amazing.

Have I mentioned how fun research has been for this project?

I heart the Internet. So, so much.

Videos of the First Air Mail Flight…

March 12 Jenny

Cynthia Whitcomb House Location for FiLMLaB Script to Screen Competition

Alis Volat Propriis poster Script to Screen Competition winning script There’s a twist to the Willamette Writers’ 2014 FiLMLaB Script to Screen Competition this year: the Cynthia Whitcomb House for Writers is the filming location.

That’s right. Previously scripts had to follow a theme – Wild West, which was the 2012 Conference theme, and Fresh Brewed, which was the 2013 Conference theme. The judges read so many coffee shop scripts in 2013 that coffee sales went up. Even in Portland, which is saying something.

However, there’s no theme this year. Only location, location, location.

This is good. Really good.

Why is a set location good for the FiLMLaB Script to Screen Competition?

January 4 Jenny