Posts tagged Historic Preservation
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Breakfast links: More jobs
Gray unveils more economic development details; Electronics maker to St. E’s; Demolition by divine neglect; MetroAccess riders suing over possible TB exposure; In transit-rich neighborhood, but transit not so useful; Get searched to hear music, see sculptures; Keeping Md. drivers & cyclists ignorant; Arrest made in parade shooting; And…. Keep reading…
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Lost Washington: King’s Palace on 7th Street in Chinatown
One of the most elegant storefronts in Chinatown is the broad and richly ornamented terra cotta façade of the R.F.D. Washington restaurant at 810 7th Street NW. This building was once the pride and joy of Henry King, Jr. (1834-1897), one of Washington’s most prominent retailers in the late 19th century. Henry King was born in the spa town of Baden-Baden in western Germany. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Police and crime, but not always both
Arrested for reporting on Taxi Commission; What’s “impeding traffic”?; Bus drivers angry; Crash victims remembered, maybe with park; Arlington crowdsources CaBi placement; Dense(r) center near Quantico; Parking by day, shows at night; And…. Keep reading…
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DC begins removing old streetcar tracks
DC has begun a project to rehab and replace the streetcar tracks on O and P Streets in Georgetown. DDOT will pull up all the cobblestones (technically Belgian blocks), tracks, and the yokes that support them. They will then reposition the yokes lower to be better aligned with the street grade, which has eroded a lot over the years. Once that’s completed, they’ll reposition… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Lessons from the past
Don’t tear it down; DC United won’t go in Florida Market; Contention mounts over complete streets funding; Detroit plans to shrink; German transit inspired Disney, but not LA; HOV privilege ends for hybrids; It’s a man’s world; And…. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Streams of consciousness
Want to build One City, learn about ecological sustainability, visualize the city with technology, discuss balancing preservation with innovation, or support bicycle advocacy in the region? These good causes and interesting events are coming up: DC Neighborhood College’s “One City Community Leadership Forum” is taking place both Friday night and… Keep reading…
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Victor Evans and the Victor Building downtown
Victor Justice Evans (1865-1931) was one of those wonderful self-made men of the last century who put his nose to the grindstone as a young man, made tons of money, and then fulfilled the American dream by happily indulging his many and diverse eccentricities. While largely forgotten now, Evans left one enduring landmark in downtown Washington: the Victor Building at 9th Street… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: So many subsidies
MoCo shells out for Costco; Newt likes subsidies if liberals hate them; WMATA changing flacks; Drunk driver gets 3.5 years for manslaughter; MTA readjusts Purple Line projections; When do cyclists cycle?; CaBi and counting coming to Alexandria; PG’s Johnson to plead guilty; And…. Keep reading…
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Architecture should create sense of place, not “flair”
Erik Weber wrote enthusiastically about two designs by the Mexican architecture firm of TEN Arquitectos. Pieces of flair are appropriate in certain settings. But in historic neighborhoods, architects should ground new construction, especially if it is large, in a “respect of place.” Certainly there is a place for “modern” design… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Higher or lower
The rent’s too damn high; And…; Lewis: Ease height limits; Preservationist frets over views of fat sunbathers; Musicians soundtrack the Mall; Bus helps tardy man arrive on time; No more ped-bike funding?; Jakarta goes car-free some days. Keep reading…