Photo via DCPL Commons
Thanks to pablo.raw for the tip. From DCPL:
“Meridian Hill Park in northwest DC was constructed between 1914 thru 1936. The landscaping was done by George Burnap (ca 1930)”
Very cool!
Awesome
This rental is located at 7000 31st Street, Northwest:
The listing says:
“Unique Totally Renovated Contemporay filled w/light and space. Two story glass wall entrance & Great room wih fireplace. Separate DR w/walk out to wrap around deck. Beautiful wood floors. Gourmet kitchen w/breakfast room. Master suite on one side of the house. 2 bedrooms, full bath on other. 2 car garage. 2 fish ponds. Fabulous gardens for privacy. Tenant pays for landscaping & pond maintenance”
You can see more photos here.
This 4 bed/3 bath is going for $5,500/Mo.
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“Love that someone did their rehearsal dinner at Wonderland!”
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Today’s mural from Mt. Vernon Square is my favorite one of the week. It’s another one sponsored by Heineken and the artist is EVER. This one actually wraps around the side:
Close ups after the jump. (more…)
“These are from my garden in the Glover Park Community Garden…
And, as you can see, we are putting them all to good use!”
@kstock13 tweets us from Adams Morgan:
“@PoPville Romo left his window post to enjoy the sunshiney day. Needless to say, I was star struck.”
And a reader sends a clip of the Best Metro Driver (go to 30 second mark):
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I never thought I’d see something cooler than the Glass Forest in the Palisades. Then I met Doug Dupin and the Palisades Museum of Prehistory (PMOP). So freaking cool. At first I was simply admiring the unusual little building and I just thought it was cool looking work shed. Turns out I was way off. Here’s the mission of PMOP:
The Palisades Museum of Prehistory (PMOP), incorporated in Washington DC, is a non-profit regional organization dedicated to promoting the awareness and preservation of prehistoric artifacts in the Palisades of Washington DC.
It is little known by most residents of our area that humans have occupied what is now the Washington, DC metropolitan area for at least 12,000 years. In particular, the Palisades of Washington DC is especially rich in the history of early humans. In light of the area’s rapid rate of development, much evidence of early man’s presence is being lost. (more…)
The designs on some of these are seriously awesome.
Thanks to a reader for sending a possible solution to the Foggy Bottom metro woes. Leave it to the Dutch come up with this awesomeness:
This is simply awesome. It’s located on 2nd St, NW just off Upshur in Petworth.
