RSS FeedReynolds 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 sidewalk already has the red brick, so it looks good to go.
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.
Because it has both a district station and a substation, the First District is divided operationally into two areas: west and east. The western part of the district includes the US Capitol (House, Senate), the White House, Federal Triangle, the downtown business district (including the Convention Center and the Verizon Center), Chinatown and the waterfront. Most residences in this area are in the Southwest quadrant near the waterfront, although there is a growing resident population in such “downtown” communities as Penn Quarter.
We appreciate that downtown (and Penn Quarter) residents are given a nod in the last sentence (bolded by PQ Living). It demonstrates a growing MPD awareness of our community. With approximately 1150 new residential units within the east part of the Downtown BID [2006 Q4 Development Activity Report (PDF)] and 1550 new units in the Mt. Vernon Triangle area coming on line in the next two to three years, an influx of at least 3000 to 4000 more downtown citizens will need MPD service. We hope Commander Groomes and Chief Lanier are getting their corps ready.
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 Museum (2011) (1%, 3 Votes)
Check out the new poll on the sidebar!
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!) opens to the public in the form of a festival sponsored by Target on November 18, 2007.