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Hot Pants

dazey2 wrote 2 days ago: Well it took long enough, but it finally hit me that it’s summer in the city, and it hit me ha … more →

Tags: [Ponderings 2], washington dc, Fashion, pants, Weather, Sandals, summer, The real world, mtv

Urfa Tomato Kabob in Chinatown: Turkish Delight4 comments

Capital Spice wrote 1 month ago: So I’ve got a little confession to make: I get my hair cut at a salon.  Ever since a certain b … more →

Tags: restaurant reviews, Hidden Gems, DC restaurant reviews, Döner Kabob, doner kebab, Urfa Tomato Kabob, chinatown

Pennsylvania Ave. ca. 1908

Kent wrote 1 month ago: This is a great image of what Pennsylvania Ave. looked like around 1908. The most obvious difference … more →

Tags: judiciary square, federal triangle, Culture and History, pennsylvania avenue

Lost Washington: The Metropolitan

Kent wrote 1 month ago: The Website Cinema Treatures povides the following history of the Metropolitan Theater, which was lo … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Theaters, Reginald Geare

Rasika

Donna wrote 1 month ago: Website 633 D Street NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 637-1222 Overall rating –>; 3 stars (o … more →

Tags: 3-star, Restaurants, DC, Indian, Washington

Lost Washington: Crandall's Joy Theater2 comments

Kent wrote 2 months ago: According to Shorpy where this image has previously posted, the Joy opened in 1913 and was generally … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Theaters, historical losses

Lost Washington: Haje's Restaurant

Kent wrote 2 months ago: In 1926, Charles J. Haje — a native of Lebanon — started the Haje’s Restaurant cha … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Restaurants

Chinatown/Penn Quarter Getting Multi-Space Meters

Kent wrote 2 months ago: According to a DDOT press release that was issued late yesterday, DDOT place to install 101 multi-sp … more →

Tags: chinatown, City Services

Lost Washington: Loew's Palace Theater2 comments

Kent wrote 2 months ago: Opened on November 4, 1918, the Loew’s Palace Theater was Washington’s first movie palac … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Lost Washington, Theaters, historical losses

Then and Now: 11th & F, NW2 comments

Kent wrote 2 months ago: Then: ca. 1910, the W.B. Moses & Sons building. W.B. Moses moved to Washington from Philadelphia … more →

Tags: Commercial, Then and Now, historic comparison

PSA of the Day: Spy Museum for Free

Katie wrote 2 months ago: I like free stuff, and I’m willing to bet you do too. As such, here’s a quick piece of … more →

Tags: district, Free Stuff, Spy Museum

Central Liquors

Kent wrote 2 months ago: I’m going to be honest and admit to posting this sign because I like Neon. The sign has been a … more →

Tags: Liquor Stores, Neon

Lost Washington: The Empress Theater

Kent wrote 3 months ago: The Empress was located at 416 9th Street, NW, and opened in 1910 for motion pictures. It was a 400 … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Theaters, historical losses

Gordon Biersch ... Nice Escape For Lunch

Kent wrote 3 months ago: Last week, I had the good fortune to meet a friend of mine for lunch away from Farragut Square. Not … more →

Tags: Restaurants, Food

Neon Parking Sign

Kent wrote 3 months ago: I have a soft spot for neon signs. I know that neon is still used in public signage, but it seems it … more →

Tags: Neon

Freddie Mac survey reveals US mortgage rates have hit rock bottom!

jaybauerrealtor wrote 3 months ago: A Primary Mortgage Market Survey by the McLean, Virginia-based mortgage finance company Freddie Mac … more →

Tags: Jay Bauer, Real Estate, JayBauer, DC, Condos, Mt. Vernon Triangle

Then and Now1 comment

Kent wrote 4 months ago: Then: The north side of the 900 block of F Street looking toward the west circa 1885. (Historical So … more →

Tags: Then and Now

Central Theatre, 425-433 9th Street, NW1 comment

Kent wrote 4 months ago: The theatre I used in my posting actually has quite a long history, spanning from 1911 to 1973. Open … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Theaters

Lost Washington

Kent wrote 4 months ago: Captured in November, 1969, The Gayety Theatre was located on the east side of the 400 block of 9th … more →

Tags: Lost Washington, Theaters


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