WASHINGTON (7News) — The Knickerbocker Storm of 1922 remains Washington, D.C.’s deadliest snowstorm disaster.
On a winter evening in January 1922, Washington, D.C. experienced what remains the largest snowfall in city history — 28 inches in a single storm. Known as the Knickerbocker Storm, the event transformed from a historic weather milestone into one of the most tragic disasters the city has ever known.
At 9 p.m., the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Adams Morgan collapsed during a silent film screening, killing 98 people and injuring 133 others.
Today, the site at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW shows no visible trace of the tragedy. The impact of that night reshaped D.C. building codes, emergency response systems, and public safety standards nationwide…