Archive for April, 2008
Small Fire At Gallery Place? Interesting View
This morning, we received a note from Scott at the Gallery Place building: [Here’s something] I don’t usually see out my front window in the morning.. It doesn’t appear that the fire was in the commercial area of the Gallery Place complex. Anyone have more information? We’ll also update this post when DCFD posts more […]
YWCA To Close Doors (624 9th St NW)
According to PQ Living tipster Amber and the Washington CityPaper, the YWCA Fitness and Aquatic Center at 624 9th Street, NW, will be closing its doors for good in the middle of May.
Wah Luck House For Sale (6th and H St NW)
A few tipsters let us know that Wah Luck House, a 153 unit apartment house erected in 1982 at the corner of 6th and H Streets, NW, to house Chinese residents displaced by the Old Convention Center, is now up for sale. The US HUD Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract is up in 2010. We […]
Handcuffs To Go?
We now know what the National Museum of Crime and Punishment’s (575 7th Street, NW) gift store will be called – The Cop Shop. We’ve followed the Museum’s progress and their most recent press release indicates a May 23 opening date. Their recently updated website says that the gift store will sell “merchandise for future […]