It’s odd because this is a pretty big retaining wall across the street from Meridian Hill Park but it seems they arbitrarily chose this one spot to add a castle. I find it’s best not too think too deeply on some things so I think I’ll just say cool castle.
I think I may have posted a previous mural from this building in Shaw. But for posterity I had to include this incredible (hilarious and sad) mural. After the jump check out another mural of some famous Washingtonians from the same building as well. (more…)
Did parts of U Street used to be referred to as Old Spruce Street? Anyone know the history here?
The great Intangible Arts is back for volume 4 of his intangible tales. If you missed the previous entries check out Vol. 1 here, Vol. 2 here and Vol. 3 here. All the amazing photographs were taken by Intangible Arts. Vol. 4 takes a closer look at the McMillan Reservoir.
MY KINGDOM FOR A PLAN
We got our house a couple of years ago and proudly spread the word to friends and family, many of whom are far away and don’t know DC very well (also, many of whom figured I’d never get my sh*t together enough to buy a house at all, thus proving that life is totally wacked.)
We learned to love the McMillan Reservoir for its value as a place-marker, for showing the folks where the heck we are: “y’see on the map, the kidney-bean shaped body of water north of center? Yeh? Near that.”
But sadly, that’s the end of its “usefulness” to those of us who live nearby. The chain-link and barbed wire fences mean business (as do the folks in uniform at the gates that would prefer that I put the friggin’ camera down and move along, please). But it’s a beautiful property, weaving down the eastern edge of the Howard U football field towards the aqueduct pump house. The landscaping in there is rolling and green and completely cut off to everyone but the Army Corps of Engineers and swarms of farting geese. Story continues after the jump. (more…)
Back in January I did a small post on Emma Mae’s Gallery by the Reeves Center on 14th Street because there was an awesome Thelonious Monk painting. So just recently I received an email from the owner, Rev. Sandra Butler-Truesdale. I stopped by this weekend to say hello in person and of course the gallery is as cool as ever, especially if you like jazz. Anyway, she mentioned that she had this photo and would love to identify all the personalities. Some are easy like Sonny and Cher and Sammy Davis Junior. But not all the folks are easily identifiable. I told the Rev. Truesdale that I’d be happy to post and see if the PoP and flickr communities could help. So if you know the others in the photo please leave their name in the comments but try and be as specific as possible ie second woman on the left.
Also starting tomorrow May 21st- Saturday, May 24 (12pm-8pm) the Gallery will be featuring ‘Anthony Phillips of Woodcrafts by O’Banion’.
I love discovering these old faded painted on signs. For some reason most of them are for storage places.
Thurgood Marshall, Frederick Douglass, but who’s in the middle?
From a reader: “Check out the image at the link here– its a scan from the Washington Times in 1910. The real estate ad section. Based on the ad in the top right corner, it looks like I could have bought my “new” home for just 5,200 bucks! If only I’d bought 100 years ago…
Interesting to see how little Realtor speak has changed over the years!
You should play “is it a good deal or not” with these houses :)”
So is the good deal given inflation and all?
Thanks to a buddy of mine for sending me this photo that’s a couple of years old. First one to recognize it gets a free t-shirt.
photo via rockcreek
Thanks to a reader for sending me this awesome photo from flickr user rockcreek.