1899: Petty Crime With Petty Change

Simple requests sometimes lead to weird tales from the past in the Lafayette Square neighborhood. Here is a recent case in point. 

While trying to research both 1300 and 1302 South  18th Street, I found an 1899 newspaper article about the homeowner at 1300.

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1939: A Local History of Coal

Walking the alleys of Lafayette Square, I came upon this old coal chute door in the side of a building.

Closer inspection yielded some specifics on its origin. 

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