RSS FeedWaffle Shop Development Plans On Hold
The DCMud blog (which tracks real estate development throughout the DC metro area) had an interesting post recently about Doug Jemal’s planned development at the Waffle Shop site, and surrounding buildings (10th St NW between E and F St). The key points:
- Public hearing is rescheduled for January 24, 2008
- “L” shaped development will have 91,000 sf of office space and more than 6,000 sf of ground floor retail
Newseum Rolls Out The Red Carpet!
This blogger noticed that on Friday night, the Newseum had a red carpet event. A red carpet was rolled out and a giant screen was visible all the way from Constitution avenue just showing people checking in for the event.
We noted last year, that the opening of the Newseum was delayed until the first quarter of 2008. Seeing as how the sidewalk has been cleared of all construction fences, as well as the presence of a red carpet event, we anticipate that the Newseum will be opening to the public very soon!
We still haven’t spotted the location of the digital displays from newspapers around the world.
Downtown Holiday Market Pics (7th & F St NW)
As we reported last week, the Downtown Holiday Market was set to open this weekend. Here are some pics of the festivities!
For $50,000 Could It Happen To You?
(Picture from New York Times)
I’m a sucker for classic movies, dark brooding noir’s are my favorite, but I love them all. So when I came across this Media Life Magazine article about the electronic billboards at 7th & H, I immediately thought of the 1954 classic “It Should Happen To You.”
For those of you who don’t worship at the alter of Turner Classic Movies: in the movie an out of work model rents a billboard in NYC’s Columbus Circle advertising herself. Hilarity ensues.
The magazine article discusses the signs, target audiences, best product types to advertise, and of course the possibility of mixing in sound with the videos. It’s a pretty interesting article from a marketing standpoint, even if most of us were not impressed with the resolution of the video displays or fear being drowned out by the speakers blasting over the sidwalk.
$50,000 per month of advertising is a lot more than the $683 Gladys Glover pays for her billboard ad in NYC ($4,972.17 when adjusted for inflation), but if it brings you fame, fortune & love I guess it could be worth it.