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Reynolds Center (Smithsonian) Sidewalk On 7th Almost Open
We snapped this pic of the 600 block of 7th St NW on Monday and Jason commented on it. It looks like the 7th street sidewalk in front of the Smithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery (Reynolds Center) is closer to opening! The large green panels have been removed and only a fence remains. The […]
Police Acknowledgment Of Downtown Residents
The recent weekend’s post on the PQ’s crime statistics and resulting discussion brought to our attention safety concerns on 5th Street between Massachusetts Avenue and K Street. In reviewing the DC Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) First District police station locations on line, we noticed some interesting wording on their homepage describing the community they serve. […]
New Poll! Who Is Your Favorite “Neighborhood Personality?”
Here are the results from our last poll: What Penn Quarter Museum Opening Are You Most Excited About? Newseum (Q1 2008) (70%, 154 Votes) Madame Tussauds (Oct. 9, 2007) (12%, 26 Votes) Textile Museum (first half of 2008) (9%, 19 Votes) National Crime & Punishment Museum (estimate 2008) (8%, 17 Votes) National Law Enforcement Officers […]
Aerial View Of Reynolds’ Roof
We took the PQ Living helicopter up to get some aerial shots of the ostensibly completed Reynolds Center (American Art Museum + National Portrait Gallery) roof. OK…we don’t have a helicopter but we did get the aerial views from the top of a nearby building. To remind, the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard (that’s a mouthful!) […]