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Click on the images to bring up the interactive maps for zooming and scrolling. To orient yourself, South Capitol Street at far left, the 11th Street Bridges to the right, and the SE Freeway forms the northern barrier. You might want to use your browser's Full-Screen Mode (F11) to better compare two photos at once.
Near Southeast in 1988, from Microsoft's TerraServer:
The 2002 version, from Google Maps, shows the first wave of changes. From left to right: the arrival of the trash transfer garage at 1st and N and the Public Self Storage building on South Capitol, 80 M (completed in 2001), demolition of buildings owned by the Washington Star at 2nd and Virginia, initial demolition of buildings on the Capitol Hill Tower site, the initial work at 1100 New Jersey, 300 M (completed in 2001), demolition of four buildings at the Southeast Federal Center, the renovation/expansion at the Navy Yard, the demolition of two Capper apartment buildings along Virginia Ave. and 7th Street, and the completion of Maritime Plaza I and beginning of Maritime Plaza II just east of the 11th Street Bridges.
A May 2004 version, from a source I cannot speak of. The next wave of changes can be seen here. From left to right: the completion of 1100 New Jersey, the start of construction at Capitol Hill Tower and at the US Department of Transportation HQ, the demolition of the old Capper building at Fifth and Virginia, the nearly completed Marine Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, and the completion of Maritime Plaza II.
The 2005 version, from MapQuest, showing (from left to right): the beginnings of excavation at 20 M, the continuing construction of Capitol Hill Tower and DOT, the completion of demolition of the first ribbon at Capper/Carrollsburg, the start of work on Capper Seniors #1, and the completed Marine Bachelor Enlisted Quarters.
An image from Fall 2006 (September-October-ish), from Microsoft Live Search, showing (from left to right): the cleared site and early construction work at Nationals Park, the under-construction 20 M, excavations at 70/100 I and 100 M/Onyx on First, the finished Capitol Hill Tower, the nearly completed DOT, demolition of the second ribbon at Capper/Carrollsburg between Third and Fourth streets, construction of 400 M Street/Capper Building #2, and the completed Capper Seniors #1.
 The latest image available, from November 2006 (not long after the previous image), from MapQuest, showing the progress in just a few weeks on Nationals Park and the start of demolition on the second final buildings at Capper/Carrollsburg between Second and Third streets.
And then....?
Fall 2006 may not seem like that long ago, but there's already many changes that we'll have to wait for the next satellite photo to reflect. So here's one more look at the 2006 photo, with red boxes around all the locations where demolition has happened or buildings are being completed.
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