Wild! Anyone know what these are?
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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“So you may know this but I thought this an odd little fact, I was getting some google directions and this is what came up for T Street NW:
Turn left at Duke Ellington Ave/T St NW
You are out and about the city all of the time, any idea when that happened?”
I had heard that Duke Ellington lived on T Street at one point (the residence pictured above is from 13th Street). But I hadn’t known they renamed part of T Street after him until I read your email. So I did a bit of searching around and the great Washington Post writer, Marc Fisher, found the answer back in Oct. 2007. He writes:
“D.C. Council member Jim Graham is proposing to rename two streets in Shaw for Duke Ellington and Chuck Brown, creating the possibility that you could one day, as a prelude to a kiss, or if you just need some money, head over to the corner of Ellington Avenue and Chuck Brown Way. That would be at the current intersection of Seventh and T streets NW.”
Super cool.
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Sweet Mango’s roof deck.
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Here’s one of the cooler new doors I’ve come across.
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I know we’ve sort of developed two schools here – pro painting and anti painting. Well, I’m going to officially throw my hat in with the pro painting contingent. I think it looks, yup, dope sky.
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Achtung. Really? That’s the third language? Are there many German speakers roaming our nation’s capital? I wonder what a more appropriate third language should be – Ethiopian Ahmaric?
Ed. Note: Full disclosure, Solea is an advertiser on PoP.
I checked out the Solea sneak preview, located at the corner of 14th and Florida, this weekend and it seems pretty cool. You can find more info on their Web site. I dig the views from the big windows in the living room but I’ll let you guys be the judge. I checked out a 2 bedroom/2bathroom/1 den going for $599,000.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
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Rather than the tidy presentation of a gallery event, my preferred place to get to know an artist is his or her workspace. Seeing work tables and tools, palettes, brushes, reference materials, and particularly work in process can provide further insight into an artist’s perspective. That’s how I ended up in Sean Hennessey’s basement a few days ago.
Sean is yet another of my talented neighbors in the Bloomingdale community in NW DC. He and his wife, Rania Hassan, also an artist, live across the alley from me in a Victorian rowhome. I knew generally on the block where Sean and Rania’s house is located, and was able to easily identify it by the sculptures and interesting objects in the front yard.
With a background in sculpture and design for theatre, Sean has a wide range of skills. His work includes sculptures cast in a variety of materials from glass and concrete to plaster and bronze, as well as decorative painting and faux finishing for interiors. He sells smaller works through etsy.com and at local arts festivals, and has accepted commissions recently for larger pieces.
Sean is currently working on a cast of someone’s hands. At the moment, they present as objects immersed in a goopy brown substance within a plaster outer mold. He explains a bit of this process on one of his blogs at www.wheresmycoffee.com. Continues after the jump. (more…)
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The condo is located at 1651 Lamont Street, NW.
The flier says:
“PRICE REDUCED $10K! Wonderful 2BR/1BA Condo w/ GAR PKG, ss/granite Kitchen, Huge Mstr BR, true 2nd BR, LR w/ FP, sep DR, W/ D, A/C, Hardwd Flrs, built-ins, Low Condo Fee, pet-friendly & CHARM! First Flr location full story above street level. 4 BLKS to COLUMBIA HTS METRO, Discover why people love living in Mt. Pleasant, DC’s Village in the City!”
More info and photos found here.
I haven’t seen too many 2 bedrooms/1 bathroom so I’m curious to know what you think. Does $429,000 seem like a reasonable price?