A Bird’s-Eye View of 1930s Georgetown
While I’m still digging into the research for my next story, I came across a collection of 1930s aerial photographs that I thought I’d share.
You’ll see lots of familiar buildings and landmarks, but so much has changed, too! It’s a reminder that local history can also be read in landscapes, not just in newspapers and documents.
This is my favorite one in the collection, probably because I walk these particular streets almost every day. Can you identify the streets and cross streets? What do you see that’s still here today? Which building is still here but in a different location?
I’m not going to caption this one so that you can discover it on your own, but if you scroll through the entire collection the title will give it away.
I came across these photos in Southwestern’s Distinctive Collections. The University is a great partner in preserving Georgetown’s local history!
Source
Unknown. Georgetown Aerial Collection. approx. 1930s. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/site/southwestern/georgetown-aerial-collection. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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