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PoPtrekker Vol. 3 – Anacostia

Welcome to the third edition of PoPtrekker. In case you missed it, you can see Vol. 2 here. This week I visited Anacostia. I’d like to thank Jacqueline who filmed and edited this volume. (Ed. Note: Intangible Arts will be back to film and edit Vol. 4 so don’t hesitate to email me your suggestions for future PoPtrekkers.) I’d also like to thank David from the blog And Now, Anacostia who created a map for me as I had never been to Anacostia before. Good times.

Category: Anacostia, PoPtrekker

By: Prince Of Petworth | 18 March 2009 9:07 PM | No Comments

Anonymous

My heart is warmed.

I love how accessible you make the city look. I usually don’t wander into a place without a plan or appointment. I’m going to make a point to start being more spontaneous.

Nice work!

March 19, 2009 at 1:50 am
saf

Curtis Furniture! Long gone now, but that was the Curtis Furniture building.

The “warship” is the Barry – a decommissioned destroyer. You can visit it: http://www.history.navy.mil/visit/visit5.htm

And I have to agree with the anon above – I’m glad to see people out enjoying our wonderful neighborhoods, learning about the city beyond Fedworld. Good job.

March 19, 2009 at 9:59 am
MPinDC

Good show! Next time you trek to Anacostia, check out Marvin Gaye park & his childhood home (next to Watts Branch).

March 19, 2009 at 10:04 am
DG-rad

this is great — and thanks for the shout out!

and, re: marvin gaye park. that is in Deanwood. In NE. The park is 5 Miles from Anacostia, which is in SE.. haha.

March 19, 2009 at 10:43 am
MPinDC

On the next PoPtrekker, how about visiting Deanwood and the Marvin Gaye park?

I’m geographically challenged – I spent time working in Deanwood but you wouldn’t know it~

March 19, 2009 at 10:49 am
IntangibleArts

Next PoPTrekker will be a prolonged video tour of what’s in my refrigerator. It’s a quest to find what the hell is making that godawful STINK. And here I was blaming the dog this whole time. Surely I’m kidding? What?

Well done, PoP/Jacqueline… the interview clips put good life into these things.

March 19, 2009 at 11:27 am
saf

MPinDC – If you are interested in Deanwood, have I got the event for you.

http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=87575

Yes, on April 4th, the Deanwood Heritage Trail will be unveiled.

March 19, 2009 at 12:00 pm
L

PoP, did you pick up any GDoN?’s while in Anacostia? That could be interesting.

March 19, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Geezer

Both “interesting” and “very cool”.

March 19, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Oregonian

Again, good show, good show.

Point of interest: is your camera person Noodles MacIntosh from U-62?

March 19, 2009 at 1:03 pm
JohnnyReb

That was interesting – so many neat old houses in Anacostia.
Two things: why don’t you take a native Washingtonian along with you who can fill you in on the history of the area? Shouldn’t be too hard to find. Also, this grates on my nerves when people pronounce it Anna-Cost-Ee-Ah. It’s Anna-cost-ya, people!

March 20, 2009 at 12:04 pm
future PoP attorney

Nice hat. Whoever gave it to you must be a great guy

March 22, 2009 at 11:57 am
caphilleast

Lots of good doors on the hill plus in the summer full marine dress show (were they twirl the guns etc) in barracks row

March 27, 2009 at 4:52 pm