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History on Foot: Knights of Pythias
Have you ever noticed this plaque outside the FBI Building on E street between 9th and 10th Streets? On this site, the Fraternal Order of Knights of Pythias was founded in February 1864. The Knights of Pythias was the first American Order ever chartered by an Act of the Congress of the United States. The […]
Penn Quarter/DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Follow PQ Living via Facebook here and Twitter here. Our Flickr tag is pqliving. Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments! Tips? Send them in confidentiality to: pqliving [at] gmail.com Photo above: Sunset over E St NW ——————————— Penn Quarter – Jose Andres’ Think Food Group sells its […]
A Vice Throwback…Neighborhood Gambling Den Operator Convicted
The Washington Post reports that a Chinatown gambling den operator was convicted in federal court this week. This was no DC Superior Court crime as federal statutes were violated due to the operation of gambling machines and money laundering behind closed doors on 6th Street NW and also on H Street NW. This reminds us […]
Muggles at the Museum
As the daughter of an artist, many of my childhood memories are of being dragged to museums and cathedrals around the World to admire works of art. My Mother would take my brother and I in to the gift shop, have us each pick 3 postcards, and, then, our mission was to find them in […]