1415 Wisconsin Ave, NW formerly Appalachian Spring
Thanks to SinSA for sending:
“I was walking down Wisconsin Avenue earlier, and it looks like they’re making a storefront for Commander Salamander in Georgetown. I know that Wonder Woman is filming in this area, so it probably is for the movie.”
Commander Salamander was located at 1420 Wisconsin Ave, NW and is now an M&T Bank.
via Twitter profile
What a roller coaster of emotions. So sad. CNN reports:
“Anthony Bourdain, a gifted storyteller and writer who took CNN viewers around the world, has died. He was 61. CNN confirmed Bourdain’s death on Friday and said the cause of death was suicide.”
Ed. Note: From the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – “No matter what problems you are dealing with, we want to help you find a reason to keep living. By calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255) you’ll be connected to a skilled, trained counselor at a crisis center in your area, anytime 24/7.”
via Library of Congress
From the National Park Service:
“The National Park Service will mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Resurrection City on Saturday, May 12 with a symbolic reconstruction of the tent city that was erected on the National Mall in May, 1968 to protest poverty. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the JFK Hockey Fields, located on the south side of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, the actual location of Resurrection City. (more…)
KK Brady
“Dear PoPville,
There is a small bakery in Leesburg, VA called Cowbell Kitchen. They opened the brick & mortar last October. Here is a short article on the two owners, Cheryl Strasser and KK Brady.
Throughout that past couple of years, Cowbell Kitchen was a food truck and has/had a presence in 9 farmers markets throughout DC.
Six weeks ago, KK checked herself into the hospital with flu-like symptoms. Without going too far into detail, she was placed into a medically induced coma and airlifted to Fairfax Hospital. She passed away on Thursday. She was only 23 years old. Needless to say, the community is absolutely devastated.
Her family created a website to share details of her memorial services. There is also a button for her GoFundMe page on this site.”
The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.
photo via Wikipedia by
At its regularly-scheduled meeting May 1, Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E/Shaw voted to support a proposal to name a set of Mt. Vernon Squangle alleys “Crowdy Court”. After the vote, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward Six) told the ANC that he would introduce a law to the City Council to make the name official.
“I’ll proudly introduce that legislation,” Allen said.
The alleys are located in the interior of the block bordered by Fourth Street, M Street, Fifth Street, and New York Avenue NW. They will be named in honor of William Saunders Crowdy, who was born into slavery in Maryland, escaped, served in the Union Army, and became, in 1896, the founder of The Church of God and Saints of Christ, a Black Hebrew Israelite religious group, according to Wikipedia. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been watching the condominium conversion of the old Italian Embassy at 16th and Fuller in my neighborhood and an interesting detail appeared a couple months ago. On the side of the building facing Fuller there’s a window frame detail that wasn’t actually a window, and at the top there has always been a plastered over rectangle that looked like a hole that had been cut for an air conditioning unit. That rectangle had always been messily plastered over. A couple of months ago they cleaned up that little rectangle and it appeared to have writing in it so I took a couple photos (attached). It appears to be a dedication plaque in Latin, with the year 1925 written as MCMXXV.
Each side of the plaque is decorated with an object that looks like it was damaged, but it is pretty clearly the pre-WWII symbol of the Italian Fascist Party, the Fasces (bundle of rods) with an axhead attached. I’ve copied an image of the symbol from Wikipedia below.
Mussolini came to power in Italy in 1922 so this appears to be a symbolic detail to represent Mussolini’s fascist government.
I’m curious what the builder of this high-end condo is going to do with this plaque. It’s not as obviously offensive as a swastika, so I think they might consider an interpretive sign or plaque that explains it. It’s historically significant, and I think this building is in a historic district. I’m also curious what the translation of the Latin wording is.”
2630 Adams Mill Rd NW Photo above from Calvert Street entrance
From Washington Parks & People: (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Josh
Deputy Mayor Donahue with the important reminder on why today is a holiday in D.C.:
“April 16, 1862 marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation liberated slaves in the South.
For more information.”
Josh writes about his photo above:
“The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, formerly known as City Hall, located on the 400 block of Indiana Avenue NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Construction of the neoclassical style building, designed by George Hadfield, began in 1820, but wasn’t completed until 1849. The old City Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The marble statue (1868, Lot Flannery) honoring Abraham Lincoln is the country’s oldest extant memorial to the assassinated president.”
If you ever spot a cool Archaeological Find in your house, apartment or office – please send an email to [email protected] thanks!
I thought this was super cool. It’s actually built into the back pantry. I spotted it at an open house for 3726 Veazey Street, NW. For the curious you can see a virtual tour of the whole house here.
This rental is located at 2201 Massachusetts Ave, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$2650 / 1br – 600ft2 – Furnished house in Dupont/Kalorama for rent with private garden
The house is located in Dupont Circle/Kalorama right on Embassy Row, steps from the metro. It has a private garden, dishwasher, washer and dryer, and lots of storage. Built in 1901 by Paul J. Peltz, who designed the Library of Congress, it was the carriage house for the Argyle/Miller house next door, and was the first automobile house (aka garage) built in DC. Olga Hirshhorn made it her Washington home after her husband, Joseph Hirshhorn (of the Hirshhorn Museum), passed away. She dubbed it the Mouse House due to its tiny size and because a cat carved into the facade of the building above faces the house. There is a replica of the house in Naples, Florida that contains the artworks that Olga (unfortunately) didn’t leave in the house. There is a mural by artist Dana Westring in the bedroom.”