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You Write The Caption: Lonely Bentley
There are many one liners we could have used as a caption for this Bentley Continental Flying Spur we found parked one weekend in the massive parking lot behind the Chester Arthur Building at 425 Eye Street, NW. It seemed, well, just a little out of place and lonely with no other cars nearby to […]
5th And Eye Receives Seven Proposals
DC received seven, count ’em, seven different proposals from development companies for developing the half acre lot at the corner of 5th and Eye Streets, NW. According to the press release: The various proposals for the site include boutique and high-end hotels, restaurants, spas fitness clubs, cafes and coffee shops, jazz clubs and live entertainment […]
Wayback III: Washington Monument Back In The Day
It’s hard to believe that this is what the Washington Monument looked like for over 20 years but around 1856 construction on the Monument effectively stopped and didn’t resume until 1879; this photo was taken in 1860. The cornerstone was laid in 1848 and the capstone in 1884. Why did construction stop? The simple answer […]
We’ll Miss You NPR
In the past few weeks, National Public Radio (NPR) announced its intent to leave its Penn Quarter home and move to 1111 North Capitol Street (cross street: L Street) in NoMa (or North of Massachusetts). The NoMa BID, which also calls itself Capitol Hill North, has a press relaease on their web site describing details […]