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We’ve watched these last few weeks as workers have been painstakingly cleaning, priming, and then painting the decorative facade of the G street side of the Woodies Building. But today the painters seemed to kicked it in high gear as they made the once drab exterior come alive in vivid color. The 1000 block of G street has never looked so good.
Or has it? Is this work restoring the old Woodies Building to it’s former, original glory? Our cursory research didn’t turn up any color photos of the exterior from the buildings heyday. Does anyone know if this current restoration is mimicing the original scheme?
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I love it! The colors are historically accurate for the time period — whether or not these were the colors used at W&L is up for debate. Adds color to the neighborhood and SOME interest in the rich architecture of the neighborhood which is being replaced by glass boxes and black brick.
I’m with Jon – StreetsofWashington, come on – does there always have to be a Debbie Downer, Negative Nancy, Critiquing Charlie on everything in this city?
I’m in total agreement with Streets of Washington. It pains me now to look at this building. Each time I see it I think of the Tommy Smothers’ line, “Painted ladies with ruby lips!”
Personally I think it looks horrible, but its just a little paint on a building, not something that i would get too worked up about….
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I can’t say past the last 25 years but that coloring isn’t the Woodies I know. It was always beige, dark green, and gold leaf in my life time. Not all of this crazy.