Posts tagged Dupont Circle
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The lessons of DC’s circles and squares
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces. Keep reading…
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Photo Friday: The joy of Dupont’s flowing fountain
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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Photo Friday: City curves
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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Photo Friday: The Metro!
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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Photo Friday: Play in the park
Enjoy this week’s images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool! Keep reading…
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Why a Red Line train with passengers on board headed towards a track fire
WMATA and the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, the independent oversight safety agency for Metrorail, are investigating both a track fire on the Red Line that occurred Saturday (July 30) as well as the Metro’s response to it. Keep reading…
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DC’s Chris Pyrate brings his signature Cherry Blossom art to Dupont Circle
“Bloom Dupont” is part of the Art In Transit initiative by WMATA, in collaboration with the Dupont Circle Business Improvement District. The green boards-turned-canvases are part of the ongoing canopy construction project to cover the station’s escalators. Keep reading…
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Is anyone safe in DC crosswalks when one dangerous driver per minute passes by?
Nathan Ballard-Means asks his father almost every day to “promise“ that he won’t get hit by a car again after a driver in an SUV hit the 4-year-old last month. Since that time, his father has tried to better understand how the District can create safer streets across all wards. Keep reading…
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Hidden tunnels, bugs, and bigamy
In May of 1917, while working on the foundation for the luxurious Pelham Courts apartments in Dupont Circle, workers made an unusual discovery - a mysterious tunnel made of brick. But, who built it, and why? Turns out this was only the beginning of the story. Keep reading…
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What we can learn from the history of DC’s circles and squares
From the 1870s up to the present day, competing interests — erecting monuments and memorials, preserving space for civic recreation, and catering to vehicular traffic — have led to drastic changes in our shared public spaces. Keep reading…