I’ve always loved this house too. It appears to be an old storefront that is connected to the corner rowhouse. Think of the possibilities.
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Petworth
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Christmas count, still going strong as of Feb. 21st!
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I love this house. Very cool colors. It doesn’t matter how cold it is when I pass this house, I always seem to warm up a little, and for some reason the sun always seems to be shining.
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But the sun always shines on Petworth!
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I’m happy to announce a new feature on the Prince of Petworth. I will be posting a snapshot of a local Petworth resident every Monday. If you would like to be featured or know someone I should feature please email me at [email protected]
This week I am proud to introduce Will Potter. Will was kind enough to let me interupt his scrabble game at Domku Sunday afternoon.
Job: Freelance reporter
Time in Petworth: Over 2 years.
Moved from: Mt. Pleasant
Current Location: 9th and Longfellow, I’m up north
Favorite hangout in Petworth: Domku or Temperance
Favorite aspect of living in Petworth: It has a great feel. My neighbors always say hi when I am doing yard work or working on my bike.
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Petworth’s luxurious wide boulevards are captured here ending in the fantastic tree in Grant Circle.
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Like other stops on the Green Line (and Yellow Line) Petworth has a sweet collage painting.
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I often drive by this house and am always blown away. This house is located at 8th and Varnum and is perhaps the coolest looking house I’ve seen in Petworth. This looks like a house that superheroes may live in, or at the least some very cool cats. Check out the wrap around porch with swinging chair. Also the colors are wicked sweet, not sure if it comes out in the picture or not. If you have seen other cool houses in town let me know at [email protected] so I can capture them too.
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After reading all the good buzz on Petworth News I had to check out the new restaurant El Limeno. (Ed. Note: I haven’t figured out how to put the cool accent over the N.) El Limeno is located at 2nd and Upshur, NW. I am happy to report that the dinner was perfect. The decor was very cool, lot’s of paintings, chandeliers, and other latin style decor. I was happy to see that they were also showing a soccer game on the tv. Also, there was a phenomenal jukebox playing sweet latin tunes. The waitress was fantastic, prompt, kind and good recommendations. They started us off with delicious free chips and salsa which I almost filled up on but thank God I didn’t. I took the waitress’ recommendation and had the crab enchilada. It was excellent, overflowing with crab. And for those who are itching for a post dinner drink – our very own Hitching Post is right across the street. My only concern is that it is very similiar to El Torogoraz, I hope there is enough demand for two El Salvadorian style restaurants. I know I’ll be back.
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So this is the house that sold for a ridiculous amount of money on the corner of Upshur and New Hampshire. I think the picture does it justice. It is a real shell, but I’ve seen tons of workers gutting it, even on the weekends. This is a positive development as it has been a shell for years now. One thing of possible concern is that I saw multiple electrical monitors being installed which leads me to believe it may be turned into condos. Not sure how many more condos this market can handle. But, hopefully it will look pretty sweet when completed. I’ll update when there are significant changes.