“Dear PoPville,
I’m writing to let you know that there is a vigil for the victims of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey happening tonight at 7PM in Dupont Circle.
Calling all friends and neighbors in the DC area: Join us in Dupont Circle on Wednesday evening for a candlelight vigil to mourn the victims of the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria. (more…)
Adam asked: “Does anyone know what this one single brick built into an underpass on 295 at Bennington Road is all about? What is DC 104?”
We’ve seen a similar one from the south end of Barracks Row and from the Underpass at RFK. At one time Mr.TinMD told us that:
“The upper logo, with the Capitol dome, is a remnant from the B&O railroad. I think they denote B&ORR bridges or something.”
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
Thanks to John for sending:
“Attempting to access the Arboretum I was redirected due to a truck that was too tall to make it through the railway overpass on Bladensburg Road and got smushed. I ended up being forced onto NY Ave/Rte 50, and then Kenilworth Ave/295 South. I worked at the Atlanta Olympics so when I exited at Benning Road this logo caught my eye. 26 years after the fact, people are still being directed to RFK for Olympic soccer qualifying matches.”
Also, check out this “old super 8 footage that my grandparents shot, and here we stumbled upon their footage of a Redskins game sitting on the field at the old RFK stadium back in the 1960s.” (more…)
14 F Street, NW
From Kelly’s Irish Times: “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our founder and patriarch, Hugh Kelly.”
Read full Obituary here. RIP
From the National Park Service:
“Celebrate the 147th birthday of the “Father of Black History,” Dr. Carter G. Woodson and mark the 100th anniversary of the purchase of his home in the Shaw neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Dunbar High School. Join the National Park Service (NPS) and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) for a special program and musical performances. (more…)
photo by DC Fire and EMS 4:14pm Saturday: “Images from 2nd Alarm 2700 block King Ave SE. An exterior attack continues using heavy duty water streams from aerial ladders & other master stream devices. Collapse appears imminent”
The Washington Post reported: “The fire blazed on the campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast Washington, the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States, and a place where innovative techniques were introduced in psychiatric treatment. (more…)
From Facebook:
“Tonight (11/21), starting at 5:30 pm, join members of the LGBTQIA+ community at the Dupont Circle Fountain for a candlelight vigil to mourn and honor the lives lost and impacted by the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado — on what was the eve before Transgender Day of Remembrance. (more…)
Ed. Note: I’m looking to put together a solid group of pennants like I did for the commemorative smartrip cards, you can see those here. If anyone else has other metro pennants please send my way (via email to [email protected]) so I can add to this group. Thanks!
Update: Ah I don’t think I’d seen this Silver Line metro card before, thanks to Doug for sending:
Thanks to Zach I. (and everyone else who emailed me) for sharing his commemorative Pennant score. And thanks to PuckBuddys and Randy for sharing some of their earlier pennants: (more…)
1800 block of Columbia Road, NW
Nina Larson, 24 years old, was killed in a traffic crash here on Nov 13, 2021: (more…)
“PoPville, I’m curious if anyone recognizes this wall. The picture is of my grandmother around 1945 when she lived in DC.” (more…)