Posts tagged Afrh
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Breakfast links: Hunker down
Sandy shuts down transportation; Farragut Crossing a hit; CaBi gets ads; No love for Hoover; Bus garage at AFRH?; And…. Keep reading…
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Where will Georgetown get 100 acres?
The agreement on the Georgetown University campus plan says that so long as relations go well, the parties will start discussing in 2018 some long-term goals, including one to “identify and develop next 100 acres.” The agreement doesn’t give context for this goal. Given the timing, I’d guess the purpose of this new 100 acres is to relocate the hospital… Keep reading…
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Sherman Building at Soldiers’ Home damaged in earthquake
The Armed Forces Retirement Home, known for many years as the Soldiers’ Home, is tucked away on a beautiful campus near North Capitol Street in upper northwest Washington. This past week’s earthquake did substantial damage—millions of dollars worth—to one of the most distinctive and iconic buildings on the entire campus, Scott Hall (now known as… Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Homes near AFRH
This row of homes on Park Road east of Georgia Avenue has certainly seen some changes over the years. They were designed in 1908 by architect N. T. Haller for builder Percy H. Russell. When they were completed Georgia Avenue was still named Brightwood Avenue, Park Morton (now behind and next to the row) wouldn’t be built for another 53 years, and the Soldiers’ Home (now… Keep reading…
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Then and Now: Eagle Gate, U.S. Soldiers’ Home
Even though the Eagle Gate — located at Rock Creek Church Road & Upshur — is clearly recognizable today, there is no mistaking that its has undergone some changes over the years. Eagle Gate ca. 1920, from postcard in author’s collection. Eagle Gate today. The most noticeable may be the absence of the iron archway and electric light that once illuminated… Keep reading…
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North Capitol study recommends parkway and boulevard
The North Capitol Street study has released a set of recommendations, WashCycle notes. North Capitol Street has gradually evolved into more of a freeway over time, including a 19-acre cloverleaf interchange where it meets Irving Street, which the report calls “an anomaly” in DC. But the surrounding neighborhoods are growing, and the street abuts properties… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links I: Peds, bikes, trees and parks
Don’t walk in Florida; Bike lane posted; Fenty’s training rides break various laws; Park View or just Private Golf Course View?; Pepco’s lumber subsidiary; Parking Depot. Keep reading…
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Build a circle at North Capitol and Irving
DC and federal officials and a team of consultants have created three options for redesigning the cloverleaf interchange at the intersection of North Capitol and Irving Streets. Dubbed the “Memorial in the Park,” “Center of Centers,” and “Four Corners,” each continues the grade separation of east-west and north-south traffic while also… Keep reading…
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Dinner links: development delays and bodily wastes
Staying retired, for now: Development at the Armed Forces Retirement Home is now on hold thanks to the bad economy. (Post via Bloomingdale, For Now) Keep reading…
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North Capitol study plans “gateway”, disappoints neighbors
The “North Capitol Street Urban Design & Transportation Study,” sponsored by the Office of Planning, DDOT and NCPC, aims to to transform the freeway-like North Capitol street into an attractive gateway to DC from the north. At a public meeting last night, though, neighbors mostly heaped criticism OP for the narrow scope of the study and for their other frustrations… Keep reading…