Posts tagged Historic Preservation
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Preservationists ask to shrink 3rd Church replacement
Historic preservation staff want to remove 2 floors from the proposed building that will replace the Brutalist Third Church of Christ, Scientist and the Christian Science Monitor building at 16th and I in downtown DC. Responding to pressure from preservation groups and the Historic Preservation Office (HPO), the owners shrank down their original proposal to one with very… Keep reading…
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Last of K Street’s great mansions is threatened
On the northeast corner of 11th and K Streets NW stands the last dilapidated vestiges of what K Street was once all about—large, elegant Victorian mansions that were the homes of the city’s most powerful and influential citizens. For the last 7 years, the mansion at 1017 K has been quietly crumbling behind the humiliating wrap of a massive fabric billboard. It’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: True or false?
Myth zone; DC homelessness rises?; Head of the class; 2% is not enough; Too neglected to fix; Trees and more change; Art in Alexandria; And…. Keep reading…
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New McMillan plan blends growth and preservation
The developers of DC’s McMillan Sand Filtration Site have listened to community concerns, from open space to traffic to transit, and created a plan for a new community that residents should one day see as a city landmark and a source of civic pride. Envision McMillan released a revised plan in March for the long-awaited redevelopment that will transform the historic, off-limits… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Burn
Imhoff/Brizill house burns down; Cabbies behaving badly; Whose gax tax is it?; Preserve ze space; Flip the switch, save a bird; Why biking to school got rare; And…. Keep reading…
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Once a bank and a nightclub, historic F Street building readies for next step
“Is this a nightclub, again?” a passerby asked last week, walking along the 900 block of F Street NW. “Nope, DC Preservation League party,” a middle-aged man said as he walked through the wood doors to the Equitable Building at 915 F Street NW, formerly the Platinum nightclub. Once an innovative community bank, the property has been vacant for the past… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sharing
MD funds bikeshare; Holds now barred; Give up cars; Baltimore’s green line; Protests need permits?; More diamonds diverge; A little goes a long way; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Find a place
Buses need a home; Nothing can get approval; Fare hikes likely a go; Good for now; To err is human; Green plan not black and white; Hine is fine; But DC gave LivingSocial one!; Glen Echo loses last streetcar; Or just drive more safely?. Keep reading…
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“Adaptive reuse” brings old warehouses and garages to life
I recently visited an American city with many downtown buildings from a long-departed industry. The city’s downtown is now experiencing new life, and many of the historic buildings are finding new uses after sitting vacant for many years. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Improvements
Fares will increase less; Now you see Silver, now you don’t; From parking to high rises; See ideas for the Mall; Modify the Ike memorial?; Hard to grab lunch in Anacostia; A city that still sleeps; Brutal preservation; And…. Keep reading…