Metro first opened its doors on March 27, 1976… but Washington DC’s complicated story of public transportation, and the debate over how big the city should grow, began long before then. Before there was the Metro that we hold dear, streetcars connected downtown DC with Brookland and Catholic University, and the location of today’s Brookland-CUA Read More

The following post was authored by Graduate Library Professional Juan-Pablo Gonzalez. The construction of a Brutalist building at The Catholic University of America marked a departure from the existing architectural style previously seen at CUA and it was a departure from original conceptions of the growth of the university taking shape in a form that Read More