900 block of U Street, NW
Thanks to J. and D. for sending from Vermont and U Street, NW around 4:15pm yesterday (Thursday): (more…)
Transit
“Dear PoPville,
Not a great picture because I took it through my windshield. Thursday afternoon 4 o’ clock. Guy is sitting in car looking at his cell phone with blinkers on. Traffic backed up 3 blocks. This must be a small taste of living in SF.”
Ed. Note: My basic understanding is that folks seem to like them in San Fransisco.
As I’ve said before, we don’t get a lot of firsts after 20 years of chronicling it all, but this is A FIRST!! Thanks to Alexandra for sending this iguana on the Green Line earlier this week.
***This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]
Thanks to Stephen (and others) for sending their finds from GovDeals:
The auction starts at $35,000 – not bad!! I think:
“A 2007 Inekon 100 Series Streetcar.
This streetcar is a modern, low-floor light rail vehicle designed for urban transit operations. It has been decommissioned from active service and is being sold as-is, where-is. However, if missing or non-operating parts listed below are fixed can become operable.
Key Details: (more…)
Flipped car had Maryland License Plate
Thanks to Chris for sending from Wisconsin and Calvert Street, NW around 12:30pm
DC Fire and EMS write:
“DC Fire and EMS on scene. No entrapment. Ambulance on scene checking on any patients. Location is Wisconsin Ave & Calvert St NW. Dispatch time 11:13 AM”
Ed. Note: It had been four days since we lasted posted a driver flipping their vehicle.
T Street, NW heading towards 18th Street
Thanks to JP for sending:
“He figured it out when he got to 18th and T and couldn’t make the turn. Was quite the honkfest.
It was the second “no buses” sign he drove past…”
photo by Eric P.
The very specific time from AlertDC:
“The U.S. Military will conduct an Aircraft Flyover in the NCR over Nationals Park on today, May 18 at approximately 6:36PM.”
Tell your friends, tell your neighbors. Tell ’em PoPville told you.
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
This may be a long shot, but I figured I’d try it. Last Friday, May 8, around 4:40pm, my wife and I were driving north on 13th Street NW. We stopped in the right lane at a red light at the intersection with Kansas Avenue and Quebec Place. When the right turn arrow turned green, we started to turn onto Kansas Avenue. But a white minivan in the left lane cut in front and collided with us. A few other people saw what happened, (more…)
Thanks to Mica and Peter for sending from Dupont Circle around 20th and Mass Ave, NW, Friday morning: (more…)