A good wood door but I like the stained glass and the nice knocker even more. It is also fun to write nice knocker.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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This is an unusual house but I mostly like how it is nestled between two apartment buildings. It makes me wonder if the whole block was once filled with similar houses.
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I thought it was odd that there was a drain on the top of this retaining wall. The surface area is not very large. Am I missing something here or is that a very odd spot for a drain?
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I thought Redeem the clothing store at 1734 14th Street had a very clever window display. I was intrigued by the letters suspended in the window. I spoke briefly with owner Lori Parkerson to ask her how she got the idea. Parkerson explained that she saw an old post box at an antique store and immediately realized she could do a window with them. The letters themselves are pretty cool as well. Many of the letters are replications of old Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Ralph Waldo Emerson correspondences. Check it out next time you’re walking down 14th Street. (more…)
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Best caption wins free t-shirt or beer. This one may be a bit tougher than previous entries so ‘what was I thinking’ when I took the photo will also be accepted. Winner picked Friday.
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I never realized Chi-Cha Lounge was in an old Firehouse until I crossed the street and caught the whole building. Anyone know what the top floors are used for? Office space? There is also a super cool sculpture underneath a window with the date, presumably when it was built, 1893 on either side of the window. Close up of the sculpture and date after the jump. (more…)
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It’s hard for me to imagine what life would have been like as a city kid. My mom and dad still live in the house I grew up in, in suburban town on Long Island, about an hour outside of Manhattan. We spent a lot of time in the city when I was young, and hearing stories about city life from friends who grew up in Manhattan or DC make it sound pretty cool. Even so, I have nothing but fond memories of growing up in the ‘burbs – just minutes from the beach and not too far from all the wonders the city had to offer.
The second leg of the Mount Pleasant Heritage trail speaks a little more to what life might have been like raising a family in DC. Maybe you’d send your kids to grade school at the Sacred Heart Academy (stop number 4). Maybe your family would attend Sunday mass at one of the many churches around 16th and Newton, referred to at stop number 5 as “The Avenue of Churches.” Maybe you lived in one of the gorgeous detached homes – perhaps 1626 or 1640 Newton Street – the two of which are some of Mount Pleasant’s original wood frame houses. Or maybe you skinny dipped in Rock Creek, just like Teddy Roosevelt did. How’s that for a mental image?!
As hard as it is to imagine having grown up in the city, it’s even harder for me to imagine what it would be like to raise a family here. While I was wandering around last week I came upon this house somewhere around 19th and Lamont, where it looks like someone’s got a few city kids of their own. Check out the personalized stepping stones leading up to the rocking horse. If it wasn’t for the kid-sized bikes lined up on the porch, I’d have wondered if it was just a group house full of 20-somethings who are young at heart! Whatever it is, I thought it was pretty sweet, and it makes me happy to know that Mount Pleasant is still very much a village in the city!
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The flyer says – “Tastefully restored, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, new kitchen with granite and stainless steel, in-law suite, off street parking, metro safeway, and bus stop within two blocks…” The house is located at 928 Quincy Street and is going for $549,950. So good deal or not?
On a side note: Why do these flyers celebrate “off street parking”? That just means you can park on the street. I don’t get it.
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Well, you have to give them credit for creativity and heart. But, I always thought the anti veal coalition were aligned with environmentalists. So, I was surprised to see this eloquent plea and artwork on a rather large automobile. When I was growing up I remember hearing about the cruelty of veal and how dolphins kept getting caught up in Tuna nets. I guess they solved the dolphin problem but what about veal. Except for this car you don’t hear too much about it. I wonder what happened to the campaign.
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This might just be an ornamental balcony I don’t see any chairs. Are there such things as non functional decorative balconies?