Tornado-damaged houses today by Helen Betts

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08-Aug-2020

Tornado-damaged houses today

On November 17, 1927 an F2 tornado with winds at 125 mph moved through Capitol Hill, damaging the rowhouses on the 1300 block of A Street, NE. The houses were repaired and remain occupied.

This is how the houses look now; below/previous picture of the tornado damage was taken from the restoration society’s website, original source Library of Congress (LOT 12354-2).

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For more information on this historic sites, go to the restoration society’s web page for the tour at http://chrs.org/historic-sites-tour-2020/

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Tornado damage on Capitol Hill, 1927, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor Z 24-70 f2.8 S
1/80s f/8.0 at 29.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	08-Aug-2020 14:25:51
Make	Nikon
Model	NIKON Z 7
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	29 mm
Exposure Time	1/80 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance	0
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(7)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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janescottcumming		22-Aug-2020 17:56
Interesting to see the damage that was done. Looks wonderful now and all the plantings add to the beauty of the area. V

Julie Oldfield		22-Aug-2020 15:51
Wow.....that is scary. What a difference. I’m glad they were restored. Beautiful composition to capture them. V

Gill Kopy		22-Aug-2020 04:31
They look delightful now !! Amazing damage ! V

Dennis Hoyne		22-Aug-2020 03:53
It is so good to get photos of the same area so many years apart, you captured these beautifully.

larose forest photos		22-Aug-2020 01:50
Beautiful and elegant houses. Very hard to imagine that after that damage they could have been so beautifully restored. V

Graeme		22-Aug-2020 00:00
After being rebuilt they have stood the test of time, Helen.V

Mairéad		21-Aug-2020 20:58
Oh wow! Excellent restoration work.

Nick Paoni		21-Aug-2020 19:52
So glad go see these magnificent homes restored so nicely. I really wonder what they look like on the inside.

fotabug		21-Aug-2020 18:20
Wow, lots of devastation! The homes look very nice now. I didn't know that this area ever had tornado's,

joseantonio		21-Aug-2020 17:56
nice to see the two images together.V

David Buzzeo		21-Aug-2020 17:53
One would never have guessed these homes were so badly damaged. V