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The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Phone Call
This pay phone at 10th & F is one of the last of its kind. There are probably a few other pay phones around PQ, but as blocks are rebuilt (and cell phones rule the world) they are few & far between. This one seems to get more use as a beverage coaster than a […]
Where’s Beartato When You Need Him?
There is a new monthly alternative paper in town, this time devoted to comics. Bash! hit the stands earlier this month, and there is at least one downtown box (11th & G, where the various NY buses pick up) where you can pick up these papers. This first issue had some good comics (Keith Knight’s K […]
A New Washington Landmark
Well a new sign that says so anyway. We reported on the permit back in June for a new sign for Ollie’s Trolley, and recently it went up. We have a neighbor who swears by their burgers, in fact this neighbor has relatives who come into DC from Northern VA several times a month to […]
He Looked Larger On The Big Screen
If this was supposed to be the revenge of Maximillian, it didn’t work out too well. We’re not sure what it is or why it’s there, but this thing is flattened on Constitution Ave NW at 9th ST (near the DOJ), and it’s been there for quite a while. In fact there is at least […]