I’m finding that there’s a lot of clever people out there.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I often see water cooler bottles on stoops like this but rarely do I see an accompanying keg. I wept a bit at the sight. It reminds me of the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. And when’s the last time you’ve seen one of those fancy historical plaques with a keg?
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This is one of the rare doors to hit the trifecta – sweet stained glass, nice doorway, and dope vestibule.
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Alright botany enthusiasts, what type of tree is this one? Are the bends natural or trained like bonsai trees?
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You can kind of tell, I think, that this was a normal good looking rowhouse with this monstrosity added on top.
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A modern day venus de milo? Wait Venus has a head. Maybe this was just a normal sculpture that got its head knocked off? If that were the case should you still keep the sculpture? So what do you think about this one, intentionally headless or a decapitation?
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How come you don’t bells tolling more often. Do you need a special permit for that?
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Check out the dormer roof. That is called a dormer right?
A reader wants to know:
“I read this article in the WashPost: Rooftop Chase Helps Snare Teen Burglary Suspects and I was totally shocked and thought to myself, how do you secure your roof hatch? I’m curious to hear from the community how (if at all) do you secure the roof hatch access to your home/business?”
And I’d like to know – What’s a roof hatch?
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I would’ve walked right by had it not been for the phenomenal mosaic located on the stairway to the entrance. Capitol Hemp officially opened April 20th and is located at 1802 Adams Mill Road, NW #B and you can’t miss it if you keep your eyes open for the mosaic. There are also some sweet tunes that are playing from speakers projected outside the store. I had the opportunity to chat with owners Alan Amsterdam and Adam Eidinger. They told me that this is the first store in the US to be built out of hemp fiber board. Right on, I say. Artist Cesar Maxit designed the store. It is a small space but very welcoming. As I mentioned there are some sweet tunes playing and the owners and sales people are super friendly. As the US doesn’t allow hemp farming the store is stocked mainly from goods farmed in Canada. I had no idea so many things were made out of hemp but you’ll find them all in this store. There is clothing, soaps, olive oil, shoes, and even hemp milk. I think I’d have to consume a lot of the other hemp product before I drank hemp milk but that’s just me. Anyway, the store also features some cool art by an art collective called Art DC51. Speaking of art the cool mosaic was done by Jill Blankespoor and took about 10 days to assemble. In the future the store will also feature special events with DJs and art shows. Next time you’re in Adams Morgan just follow the Grateful Dead tunes to this cool shop. Photos of the interior after the jump. (more…)