Posts tagged History
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Breakfast links: Volunteers needed
The new way to pay fares; Get dense; DC General gets a playground; Street Sense human cameras?; Dig into DC’s past; Not a giant rebate; No more Hailo; So close yet so far; Bike crashes up and down; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s chat
Hear from Muriel Bowser today; Hear from David Catania next week; Olympics pro and con; Possible spots to spy; Sprawl repair in Vienna; Not in Georgetown; More historic hill?; Endangered spaces; Bike bits. Keep reading…
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See Metro’s architectural types appear over time
Yesterday, I introduced you to Metro’s eleven types of station architecture. Now, you can watch the designs as they appeared with the growth of Metro in this animated GIF. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Winter is coming
Homeless numbers increase; All men must age; You know nothing, Muriel Bowser; Alleyways to fun; Don’t litter in DC; Pipeline coming to Virginia?; Arlington students walk; Walk the DC boundary; More highway spending?. Keep reading…
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This federal building is missing a corner. Here’s why
The Department of Agriculture South Building an archetypal federal building: big, beige, and boxy. But it’s missing a corner. Why? The L’Enfant Plan and a street that no longer exists. Keep reading…
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How Ward 8’s thoroughfares have changed since 1870
In 1870, the areas between the old city and the District line were still fairly rural. But many of the thoroughfares that shape the city today were already around then. Let’s look at the roads that connected communities in what is now Ward 8. Keep reading…
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How did Silver Spring get its boundaries? And how would you define them?
You could ask five residents what Silver Spring’s boundaries are and receive five different answers, ranging from a neighborhood near the DC line to a city the size of the District of Columbia itself. But how did it end up this way to begin with? The answer involves a railroad, zip codes, and possibly Marion Barry. Keep reading…
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Anacostia’s historic homes are on the mend
On Monday, more than a hundred people gathered in front of 2010 14th Street SE to cut the ceremonial ribbon on a new day in old Anacostia. This isn’t the only one; renovation is coming to a half-dozen historic yet decaying homes in the immediate blocks. Keep reading…
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Watch Metro grow from one short line in 1976 to the Silver Line today
The Metro system opened in 1976 with five stations on the Red Line. Now it has 91 stations on six lines. Here is an animated slideshow of Metro’s evolution over 38 years. Keep reading…
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The Metro plan has changed a lot since 1968
Saturday, the Metro system will grow in length by 10% with the Silver Line, first envisioned in the mid-1960s. A lot has changed from the original plans for Metro. Today, DDOT circulated a 1968 map of the planned system. Keep reading…