“Dear PoP,
Did you see the alley art show behind the Irvine Gallery on 14th st? The art is in the alley behind my apartment. Enter the alley from p st just west of 14th on the south side. Awesome awesome stuff.”
Well, per your recommendation I checked it out. And it is indeed awesome. Some folks may remember this spot behind Logan Hardware on P Street from the previously placed “Obey” art.
More after the jump. (more…)
These haunting sculptures were found outside 1611 21 Street, NW (fittingly at a home across the street from the Philips Museum.)
These trees make me so happy. Particularly when they are found on very urban streets. This one is from 13th Street, NW. Be sure to send me photos of your fruit trees if you have some.
OK, this is definitely the most requested reader door of the day. And I understand, it is most definitely dope sky. But this is the last time for a while. It’s from 2133 R Street, NW and the house is amazing as well:
Awesome call. The reader writes of this house on Longfellow between 2nd and 3rd Streets NW:
“From what I could tell driving by, its a red brick house, but they’ve painted the mortar a vivid blue, then on the trim, they’ve put lots of small blue and white dots. Overall, it has a very Caribbean feel to it. And a nice “welcome” sign above the door.”
Le Pain Quotidien has opened up (in what I think used to be a florist) at the corner of 20th and P Streets, NW. It has an interesting feature called “Communal Table” where “Friends and strangers alike come together around our communal table to break bread and linger for a while.” Lots more info on Web site. Has anyone ever eaten at one of these spots before?
And Pizza Paradiso has moved from 2029 P Street, NW and will open up at 2003 P Street, NW. Not too far…
It was parked on 14th Street, NW just south of Florida. You can see from the license plate it is a ’55 Chevy:
A fellow admirer told me that the wheels are not original. I still dig the touch:
Ah, Chevy may your glory days return in full force soon!
I’ve always been struck by this building located at Leroy and Connecticut Ave., NW. Perhaps it is just the colors or the sign out front consistently advertising “14 Luxury Apartments”. As self proclaimed royalty myself, the name – King William – also resonates with me. What do you think about the building itself?
This cool shot is from, the thankfully prolific, lmno.p who adds some colorful commentary to the title, “4th Street, NW”:
“The transvestites used to take their johns here and conduct business in the basement. I hope they aren’t getting ready to tear it down, it still stands proud after all its neighbors have left.”
It appears to be from the 1200 block of 4th Street, NW.
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This home is located at 1901 Park Road, NW:
The flier says:
“Gorgeous Estate home majestically situated on 19th & Park Road. Walking distance to Rock Creek Pk & Nat’l Zoo. Home has been well maintained by single owner for over 50 yrs. Beautiful parquet & hardwood floors & all orig woodwork. Huge finished English style basement w/ full bath and sep laundry rm. End unit w/ lrg eat-in kitchen, sep DR. Ideally located 5 min from Connecticut Ave.”
More info, photos and a virtual tour found here.
I really like the dining room ceiling but it seems like some of the other rooms may benefit some updating. I know folks disagree about the difference between houses needing/requiring vs. benefiting from updating. Sure you can live quite well here but if you’re gonna drop $919,000 wouldn’t you want more updated rooms? Of course I too agree that keeping the historical details (and the bar in the basement) but this home looks a bit dated to me. What do you guys think $919,000 sound reasonable or should it be updated?