725 Florida Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I know you’re familiar with Kouzina Angelina’s on Florida and 8th NW, next to the former Town space. Stopped by to find Angelina’s son working the order counter where she used to hold court. Asked about his mom and he told us she had passed. (more…)
4th and N Street, NW from our archives back in 2009
It’s only been about 12 years since last checked in on this long vacant spot.
Stopped by on my walkabout over the weekend and wowza work is actually happening: (more…)
Ed. Note: You can look back on old commemorative smartrip cards here.
Also note: Tap Ride and Go is now a thing on metro, which may eventually result in the end of these…
Thanks to Morgan for sharing:
“After 11 years, retiring “The Postman” from the 2013/2014 Phillips Collection exhibit.”
If you have a photo of a neat “archeological 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.
photo Credit: NPS / Autumn Cook
From the National Park Service:
“The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a long-term competitive lease opportunity for the Conduit Road Schoolhouse, a late 1800s one-room schoolhouse, located at 4954 MacArthur Boulevard NW in Rock Creek Park.
The NPS seeks business proposals addressing how offerors would: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Seen in Brookland/University Heights. I can’t figure out when the Bureau of Traffic ceased to exist, or was absorbed by another agency.”
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.
Petworth, yes, this is what the Petworth Safeway aka the Smelly or Stinky Safeway, looked like back in the day and my God did it stink (though super nice staff.)
After a friendly debate with her friend, a friend of mine requests that we put together the definitive list of Safeway nicknames. [Ed. Note: Before the internet ruled the earth we used to have to think of fun ways to entertain ourselves and one of those ways was naming Safeways!] Here is what the then definitive list looked like from 2009: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share my accidental find with you. I stumbled across these in Lothian, Maryland. Lothian is located about 30 mins west of DC and 40 mins south of Baltimore. (more…)
via MLB
“Dear PoPville,
Tony Blanco, a former Nationals player (he played 56 games for the Nats, including in the team’s very first game), tragically passed away in the Dominican Republic after a nightclub ceiling collapsed during a concert. Over 220 people lost their lives in the accident.”
From MLB: (more…)
Thanks to Nick for sending:
“Dug this up in the back yard, it’s a cast iron rectangle about 16×24. As close as I can tell it says “Whirick & Weller Charlestown WV. Google has nothing about what it might have been.”
Any ideas?
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 David for sending this old yard sign from Adams Morgan:
“from the 2010 Reelect Adrian Fenty campaign.”
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.