Another great thing about Domku is the art that they display. I really like this new batch. And for the record, the service I received on Sat. was exceptional. Check out the walls the next time you stop by.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Another Charter School is coming to Petworth. I heard someone register an interesting issue about this particular location. It is located not too far from a strip club and a liquor store. Should make for some interesting extracurricular activities, no?
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There is a whole row of rowhouses being renovated on 8th Street. It looks like they are making nice progress. This is the view from the alley.
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This is a beautiful professional renovation. The owner tells me that he doesn’t know the details but that some parts were imported from Brazil. I think the slate floors are particularly cool.
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A reader wrote me to express his displeasure with the looks of the new Target going in at Columbia Heights. He writes:
“The new Target to be completed in Columbia Heights looks like a jail, an imposing brick wart, probably designed for another site to be shoe-horned and plopped into that space. Chosen without regards to the community or surrounding architecture, It
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Columbia Heights News reports that Julia’s Empanadas is coming to Park Triangle in Columbia Heights. They say Julia’s will be located between Citibank and Rita’s Ice. This is fantastic news!
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Holy cow, I missed this in the Express yesterday.
“METRO IS WARNING commuters to expect significant delays during the afternoon rush on the Green Line going through the Georgia Avenue-Petworth station
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So we’ve talked a lot about 11th Street lately. 11th St. is home to some of my favorite places, Columbia Heights Coffee, Red Rocks, Wonderland, 11th St. Deli and soon home of the Warehouse. I mention this because the street itself reminds me an awful lot of Upshur St. Both streets seem to have a similar mix of residential rowhouses peppered with businesses. So my question is: Does Upshur St. have the potential to become the next 11th St.? Do we want Upshur to become like or attract the same businesses as 11th St.?
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Here is a photo from 13th St. showing an original third floor extension made out of brick. I’ll tell you why I like this one. Even though it still “sticks” out it has all the surrounding details that the other houses have, it is just one floor higher. If you look at the roof (my housing vocab. is slim) the border is exactly like the neighboring houses. Hmm, so I wonder why this house was built with an extra floor if it was built during the same time period as the 2 level houses. Any ideas?
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Continuing our discussion of rowhouse renovations and additions, allow me to add the above photo to the discussion. This house is gigantic (I know they’ve been working on it forever). Obviously you can see from the photo that the third addition is sold brick. But, personally I still think it sticks out. Definitely much better than some we’ve seen. Why can’t they just add an extension to the back and leave the damn third floor alone? (Ed note: the previous question is rhetorical). Seriously what do you think of the brick addition?