RSS FeedArchive for July, 2006
Weschler’s – What’s That ?
Long time Washingtonians know that one of the Penn Quarter’s darlings is Weschler’s auction house located at 909 E Street. Still open during construction of The Artisan condo and in business since 1890, the auction house holds regularly scheduled auctions where you might just find that next gem of a piece. WaPo has a nice [...]
Gallery Place/Penn Quarter Residential Map *Updated July 2007*
Updated – July 2007 Ever wonder exactly where all of the high-rise residential buildings are in Gallery Place/Penn Quarter? We took an MSN Virtual Earth map and colored in the residential areas. Areas in red represent existing or nearly complete buildings. Areas in yellow represent planned or early stage buildings. Update: We labeled the map! [...]
Reynolds Art Center Receives More Left Coast Attention
News of the reopening of the Reynolds Art Center has been covered far and wide. GP Living linked to the San Francisco Chronicle article. Now, take a look at what the Los Angeles Times has to say. Honorable mention in the article also goes to the Shakespeare Theatre and Woolly Mammoth. ART lovers visiting the [...]
Free DC Circulator Day Today!
In Celebration of the DC Circulator’s First Anniversary Riders Will Not Be Charged Friday, July 28! Also, the DC Circulator has extended hours (until midnight on Thurs, Fri, Sat) on its Convention Center route to support the Capital Fringe Festival patrons. Route1 – Union Station/Georgetownvia K Street and Massachusetts Avenue Route 2 – Convention Center/SW [...]
City Noise In Gallery Place/Penn Quarter And Calling 311
Being residents of a busy downtown city, we can expect some level of city noise on a daily basis. We hear police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, loud vehicles, occasional loud crowds, street performers, and dance club music. Most of these noises are tolerable and fade into the background of normal tasks, but some noises seem [...]
Hollywood Tans Coming Soon to Penn Quarter
Brian sends us word that Hollywood Tans is coming soon to Penn Quarter! The shop’s address is probably 629 625 D St and it is on the right hand side of The Lafayette’s entrance (631 D St). From the sign, it looks like you can get unlimited tanning for $19.99/mo. We don’t expect there to [...]
