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“the oldest synagogue built in Washington was relocated to its permanent home at the southeast corner of 3rd and F St., NW”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Chief

From a press release:

“Today, the oldest synagogue built in Washington was relocated to its permanent home at the southeast corner of 3rd and F St., NW – above a portion of the Capitol Crossing parking garage – where it will become a centerpiece of the new Lillian & Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum. The museum will sit across F St. from the historic Holy Rosary Church, which is part of the Capitol Crossing development. Since November of 2016, the 140-year-old building has been perched off of 3rd Street, NW, in anticipation of today’s journey.

The museum will be home to new state-of-the-art facilities, including expanded exhibition, education and programmatic offerings, that will provide insight into the heritage of the Washington-area Jewish community. (more…)

Oh Man Check Out Union Market in 1984/85 from the classic Spies Like Us opening credits

By Prince Of Petworth

hahaha Oh My God this is great. Over the weekend I noted that, man, if you haven’t been around the Union Market/Near North East area in a bit, it’s tough to wrap your head around it. I suppose that sentiment could apply to many areas in D.C. but the contrasts are especially vivid here. Tim replied with the following youtube clip which is blowing my mind. For those not familiar with Spies Like Us – 1. it is awesome and 2. it was released in 1985.

“Interesting old neighborhood names of D.C. …on Uber?!”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

My partner shared their ride home with me on Uber last night. My app wasn’t working, but I was able to follow it through my phone’s web browser. The map of DC that appeared when I opened it mentions quite a few neighborhoods that I’ve never heard of…from my very small amount of research, it looks like some of these names date all the way back to the 1800s. (more…)

12th and H Street, NE in 2008

By Prince Of Petworth


Photos by Charles Benoit

Thanks to Charles for sharing these random shots from 10 years ago on 12th and H Street, NE.

“they were just a couple guys on horseback, riding around like it was the most normal thing”

“I know others that frequent that pharmacy will be sad to hear this terrible news.”

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and W St, NW

“Dear PoPville,

It’s with great sadness that I write to you that my beloved CVS pharmacist at the 2129 14th St NW location, Annie, recently passed away.

Last week when my prescriptions got messed up I angrily asked where Annie was because she’s the only one at this pharmacy that could get my medicines right. Admittedly, I have some annoying medicines that require extra work, special orders, and atypical amounts that trip up most pharmacists. But not Annie. Over some of these weird quirks and issues, I grew closer to her and really appreciated how hardworking she was and able to solve almost any issue with ease and a smile.

When I asked where she was, I received a strange answer from one of the technicians–“she’s not here anymore.” (more…)

Old School Cool Window Cover

By Prince Of Petworth

This house is set to be renovated soon in Logan Circle. Wanted to capture these for posterity. Can’t say I’ve seen too many like them. Maybe I’m overthinking it but I liked the little artistic touch.

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