Posts tagged Pennsylvania Avenue
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Breakfast links: Pennsylvania Avenue NW could get makeover between White House and Capitol
Local and federal leaders want Pennsylvania Ave NW to be a vital destination. Want to afford a ‘starter home’ in DC? You gotta make over $90,000. Alexandria is working on an updated community vision for one of its few remaining affordable neighborhoods. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: Perspective
Enjoy the pops of color and light in this week’s Photo Friday, compiled with images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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A 1944 proposal for a DC streetcar subway would have been the largest in the US
In 1944 there was a proposal for a DC streetcar subway that would be twice as long as other US systems. Keep reading…
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The many lives of DC’s “Apex” building
The building that would come to be known as the “Apex” on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC has evolved from a hotel to a bank, billboard, liquor store, and now an office for a historic Black women’s association over its nearly two centuries of existence. Keep reading…
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Events: A big week for biking
Celebrate Bike Week! Join DC’s Ride of Silence and get ready for Bike to Work Day, attend a DC Council Forum on public safety, plus, it’s your last chance to attend a public meeting in this stage of the Pennsylvania redesign process, and more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how new highway construction threatens Montgomery County’s chances for a sustainable future
Learn about how highway construction exacerbates climate change, attend a workshop on basic bike maintenance or scooter safety, make a plan for Bike to Work Day, and more in this week’s events post. Keep reading…
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This 1944 proposal for a DC streetcar subway would have been the largest in the US
A swelling population in the District between the late 1930s and the early 1940s resulted in a lot of traffic congestion — as well as calls to fix it. Many officials and companies were excited in particular about the prospect of building a subway system. Keep reading…
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This is what the FBI building site used to look like
As we face the prospect of another decade—and likely longer—with the FBI’s Hoover Building occupying prime space on Pennsylvania Avenue, it’s worth remembering the site’s past. These photos tell the story. Keep reading…
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How Pennsylvania Avenue’s Freedom Plaza failed
One of Freedom Plaza’s designers, architect Denise Scott Brown, described the original design as “a lovely success” but said “I see the execution as a failure.” Keep reading…
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As downtown DC’s Pershing Park becomes a World War I memorial, process preserves a landscape but doesn’t save the park for people
Pershing Park, a secluded pocket near the White House, is being converted into a national World War I memorial. At the behest of its promoters, the memorial removes the active spaces for people that made the park popular, while keeping secondary elements that close off the park from the city and keep it desolate. Keep reading…