Obviously I have a sweet spot for frogs.
But I also dug the butterflies:
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Another nice flower variety. These were super tall.
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Here’s another geat garden door.
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This is an old school home from Georgetown. I really dig the the doors to the left of the proper front door.
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I’ve often walked by this cemetery at 2016 Wisconsin Ave., NW but never checked it out until this last weekend. It is really in a sad state. Tombstones are toppled everywhere:
A check on Wikipedia provides some interesting info:
“The cemetery was active from the mid-nineteenth century into the early twentieth century (although some burials took place as late as the 1990s), and as many as 1,000 free and enslaved African Americans are said to be interred here.
The cemetery has for some time now been owned by Georgetown University, which has long sought to remove the graves, remove the hill on which the cemetery sits, and develop the land.”
Do you think Georgetown should be able to develop this spot or should the historical significance be celebrated?
I found this tomb particularly moving:
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It has changed an awful lot since I first posted. A reader mentioned that the rowhouse section (photographed above) looks particularly good. Hells yes. Now I enjoy and appreciate murals all over town but I think this is the absolute best one I’ve seen. So cool that it was done by students. If you haven’t checked it out yet, take a detour, it is well worth the trip.
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Ike squeaked out a win over Oreo with 24% of the vote. Ike will face Calliope and the dog winner for the ultimate prize of Coolest Pet in PoPville on Monday. Dog voting continues until Friday night 11:59pm. There is a tight race between Dr. Dre, Oz, and Winston.
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I’m digging the scene in this great shot by Bogotron, aptly titled “Trumpeter”.
Submit your photos via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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This home is located at 824 Otis Place, NW:
The flier says:
“CONVENIENT LOCATION 4+ BLOCKS FROM THE METRO * * NICE LOOKING NEIGHBORHOOD * * GOOD BONES BUT IN NEED OF REPAIR — SOLD STRICTLY “AS IS”–ALL CASH/CONVENTIONAL/FHA 203K ONLY!SELLER WANTS TO MAKE A DEAL SO BRING ALL OFFERS.”
More info but sadly no photos found here.
I know folks don’t like GDoN without photos but I was intrigued by the price on this one. It’s close to the metro and all the happenings on 11th Street, NW. So does $250,000 sound reasonable? Even if you need to put in some money seems like it could be a good deal. What do you guys think?
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Chez Mama-san is located at 1039 33rd St, NW. Momiji in Chinatown got good reviews for new Japanese cuisine. I’m curious if anyone has checked out this spot? You can see their menu here.
They also have a nice mural on the side of their building:
