I would love to see pictures of that neighborhood before it was announced the stadium would be built there. It was beyond horrible. I don't think the level of development would of been anywhere near what it is now without the stadium. The first impression of visitors of DC must of been really bad as they crossed over the South Capital Street Bridge before the area was developed.
I'm not sure how old the oldest ones are, but here's a massive archive of photos of the neighborhood over time:
http://www.jdland.com/dc/photobrowse-all.cfmIf you click the
button, you get a slider image where you can go back and forth between different times.
