I asked this woman what this was and she replied matter of factly – it’s a ball of trash. Of course it is. Then she rolled away. This is from 14th Street outside the Tivoli theater.
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What the Helen of Troy is This
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This isn’t a traditional “Helen of Troy” post but I’m truly confused by it. This is located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. Is it possible that there was a business back in the day called Sterling? Was it related to jewelry or silver? I’ve never seen a name like this engraved in concrete above a window before. Any ideas?
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A reader sent me an email that there was a bubble gum tree on 18th Street outside of Julia’s Empandas and suggested it might be a good Helen of Troy feature. I was so intrigued I headed over to 18th Street from 1st and R. And I’m glad I did. This is truly insane. Part of me thinks it is awesome and part of me thinks it’s rather foul. I suppose it’s an attempt at art? I think I’d be cooler with it if it was on a lamppost as I have a strong affinity for trees. What do you guys think?
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Well this was really random sight. This entire chain link fence on Georgia Ave. was adorned with dozens of combination locks. Any ideas?
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I think I smell a series brewing… So, what the hell is this? Was the bucket placed there when the tree was just a sapling? Or is this just pure randomness?
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Wild, yeah? This is a seemingly normal fence with two clear plastic bubbles toward the bottom. The only thing that I could possibly think of was maybe to give some pets a view? Any ideas?
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Now this is truly odd. I had seen some archways between rowhomes that were apparently used as an entry for horses back in the day but this is completely different. The small door to the left is actually in the front of the house. Any idea what the story is here?
Ed note: I reserve the right to use this as a future caption contest…
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This is the church at Quebec and Georgia that I mentioned a few weeks ago because it used to be a movie theater in the 1920s. Anyway, I’ve always loved the name – Fisherman of Men Church. But this weekend I noticed dozens of seagulls on the roof. I’m just saying…
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Ed. Note: Here is a little background on faults from Wikipedia.
The only visible part of the most famous overthrust fault in DC (Darton’s fault) has an amazing view of the national zoo from its perch just above where Adams Mill Rd peaks on its rise from Rock Creek Park. It sat up there as little Butterstick the Panda was born and must really enjoy the view of the creek bottom when the leaves turn in the fall. Zoo Lights evenings in December must be cool too, romantic even. If the “Fault Seeking Fault” section of Craigslist.org hadn’t been overtaken by scammers and weirdos years ago, he might have a snowball’s chance in hell of sharing those evenings with a special lady fault (Don’t hate. Faults can’t just go out and cruise happy hour looking for love like the rest of us.)
But perhaps the biggest issue for the fault since the 1920s is that it has been housed in an “exhibit”, clearly not designed by the flappers of that time, who rained reigned cool. I’ve never been at the mouth of a sealed mine, but that’s what the concrete walls and black chain link hemming in that little fault look like to me. I hope that any self-respecting flapper would have smacked whatever person or agency representatives responsible for designing that exhibit in the mouth with a beaded purse and a string of pearls on opening day.
If that agency or anyone from that design team is still kicking, they should be fitted with an ankle bracelet set to tase whenever it is within 50 yards of a drafting table. I say this because if the design sensibility encapsulated in that exhibit ever catches on I am sure that we will be opening our arms to Communism and, as much as I love a long line for bread, I’d rather not. Continues after the jump. (more…)
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I couldn’t for the life of me figure this out. Of course, that shouldn’t be a big surprise… So help me. I saw this on a retaining wall. But it doesn’t look like the type of pipe to drain water. Any ideas what this is for?