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Tourist Alley (pic)
Today we bring your attention to “Tourist Alley”, that one block segment of 10th Street between E and F Streets. The daily scene includes coaches, yellow school buses and the Old Town Trolley (downtown loop and the uptown loop) loading and unloading tourists. Vendors hawking their wares completes the scene. Economic activity for the surrounding […]
Construction At The House Where Lincoln Died?
Yesterday scaffolding began to go up at the House Where Lincoln Died. The house is at 516 10th ST NW, perhaps this is part of the restoration which will soon begin for Ford’s Theatre? Completed scaffolding this afternoon.
10th & G St NW Church Prepares For Demolition (Church/Social Services Project/Condo)
Anon just let us know that construction workers are digging up the sidewalk in front of the 10th & G St NW church (First Congregational Church – FCCUCC). We suspect that workers are cutting off underground utilities in preparation of the grand event. Background: More Insight Into 10th and G Church/Condo Project (lots of comments) […]
704 3rd St NW Plans (Office Building Only)
Well, we saved the, err, best for last. Please take a deep breath before proceeding. Summary of development: All office, limited parking (about 38 spaces), no retail, no residential. One thing we noticed is that throughout the site plan, the address of the development has a typo: 703 3rd St. The coolest thing about this […]