Homeless in History
Franklin Square, near Washington's city center, was not part of L'Enfant's original plan. The swampy site became valuable when its springs began to supply water to the White House; the square was later purchased by the federal government. Now a favorite spot for the city's homeless, it is soon to be improved. Franklin School, a historic building facing the park, was recently a homeless shelter and is now empty, but plans for its renovation are still up in the air.
Alexander Graham Bell sent phone signals through the air on the roof of Franklin School in 1880, an achievement that would have to wait over a hundred years to become practical. Bell called his invention the photophone, although it's doubtful he foresaw the rise of the phone camera.
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