Posts tagged Historic Preservation
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Breakfast links: Contested transportation
GMU pushes sprawl some more; ANC agrees to no parking; Arlington candidates cold on streetcar; Graham vs. WMATA ethics; Got 11 cars?; TOD underway, awaits transit; Expanded transfers expands bus service; And…. Keep reading…
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Landmark nomination, or DDOT snafus, may delay streetcar
The historic landmark nomination for Spingarn High School could delay the H Street streetcar by 3 months or even much more, said DDOT Director Terry Bellamy at a DC Council hearing today. But could DDOT have avoided this long ago? Councilmember Mary Cheh rebuked the agency for not planning effectively and not sharing its plans with the council or public. The Kingman Park Civic… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Votes and taxes
Online voter registration?; Commuter tax for DC gov workers?; Norton skeptical of autonomy referendum; Bag fee helps clean up Anacostia; Finish the trail; Corcoran interior a landmark?; DC’s offices the fullest in the nation; MARC World Series?; And…. Keep reading…
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Park View community battles over preserving church
The latest historic preservation fight is in the Park View neighborhood, where a newer resident wants to landmark a church on Georgia Avenue, but the church’s leaders and many longtime residents oppose the idea. Kent Boese, librarian, ANC commissioner, Park View history expert, and former contributor to Greater Greater Washington nominated the Fishermen of Men Church… Keep reading…
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Introducing the Flower Theatre Project
For years, the Flower Theatre in Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood has sat empty. How can we bring it back to life? I’d like to introduce the Flower Theatre Project, which seeks to find a socially and economically sustainable way to restore the Flower Theatre as an anchor for the Long Branch community and a catalyst for investment and revitalization. In… Keep reading…
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ANC opposes landmarking Western Bus Garage
Should the Western Bus Garage in Friendship Heights be a landmark? The Tenleytown Historical Society is trying to get it designated as one, and a hearing will take place next week. But the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) says it’s just not a significant building. This mostly unremarkable building is most significant for its location. It’s right near… Keep reading…
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Highway would fuel sprawl, pave over history at Manassas
In July 1861, the Union and Confederacy met at Manassas (Bull Run) in the first great clash of armies in the Civil War. On August 28-30, 1862, the armies clashed in the Second Battle of Manassas. Exactly 150 years later, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is proposing a highway through the historic landscape of Manassas, with particularly harmful impact on the landscape… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: How to revitalize
Police adapt to changing neighborhoods; Can Crystal City change direction?; Oregon to try out VMT tax; Keep Union Station historic?; Atlanta’s BeltLine still progressing; Montgomery works on farms; And…. Keep reading…
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Preservation work plan misses most important job: clarity
Historic preservation does a lot of good for DC, but property owners need more clarity about what will and won’t get approved. The preservation office’s latest work plan sadly continues to omit this component, which should instead be one of its top priorities. DC’s historic preservation office has published its annual work plan. It includes many worthwhile… Keep reading…
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Silver Spring’s Flower Theatre could bloom once again
For decades, the Flower Theatre in Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood entertained generations of residents eager to see the latest films. In recent years, however, the Art Deco-style movie house has sat vacant and may need substantial funding to be usable again. How can we bring the Flower Theatre back to life? On Saturday, August 4 from 10-1, we’ll explore… Keep reading…