I guess I should first note how funny the NBC building is up on Nebraska Ave. I think it looks exactly like a high school. And on the inside it even has some pea green tiles to complete the homage. I’m sure it was dope sky in 1957.

But anyway, on to the mystery. So I got to discover something that was way cooler than all the Meet the Press history. I saw the local news studio. And I always wondered what type of chairs the anchors sat on. I was shocked to learn that they sit on pretty crummy stools. Actually stools that, fittingly, look like they were taken from a high school art class. Each anchor has their own stool and they’re all lined up in a row. I, sadly, was unable to find the great Lindsay Czarniak’s but I did find the great Jim Vance’s.


Just noticed a big sign outside the boxing gym located on 18th Street just north of Florida. Makes me wonder about these tough economic times. Are people canceling their gym memberships as a cost cutting measure?


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Free PoP t-shirt to the first person who correctly guesses what this is.


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Remember when these places were opening up all over? Are there any fans out there?


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Wow, I stared at these shrubs for a good 3 minutes. And I was sober as a judge too…


Phenomenal. I’ve been to the Wilson Bldg a few times and have never noticed this door before. The reader writes:

“Don’t know if you’ve featured these doors yet, but they are on one of the side (13th St) entrances to the Wilson bldg. I don’t know if you can tell, but they are round.”


I originally took this photo because I thought the sign was ridiculous. Then I realized, dang, that’s a pretty sweet house.

Close ups after the jump. (more…)


Folks seemed pretty excited about the Japanese market at 17th and U as well as the Vietnamese market on Park Road so I thought I’d feature another I passed the other day at 4111 Wisconsin Ave (near Tenleytown).

The market features one side for Filipino items and one side for Japanese items. Like the other markets the photos do it the most justice. Following was my favorite item:

Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)


The home located at 1818 19th Newton Street, NW is completely wild because as you are walking along the street there are normal rowhomes and then all of a sudden there is this huge “mansion”. Thankfully, there was a heritage trail marker to explain it to me:

And here’s what it looked like back in the day:

I can’t believe I’ve walked through Mt. P so many times without walking past it before. It’s really amazing. Any other fans out there?


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