Brightwood Park (May 18, 2022) We started out our continued exploration of Brightwood Park by walking down the length of Kennedy Street, the main shopping street in the neighborhood. The street is undergoing massive renovations, with numerous old building being pulled down and replaced with tall narrow buildings. Unfortunately, many seemed built with cheap materials, …
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Day 133
Manor Park / Brightwood Park (April 23, 2022) On a perfect day, we resumed our exploration of Manor Park and also began walking through neighboring Brightwood Park, where we saw some beautiful stucco homes. And some lovely bungalows. We found this home interesting. It was built at an angle to the street but with diagonal …
Day 132
Manor Park (February 21, 2022) After more than two months of huddling inside, we finally got a warm enough day to resume discovering the streets of Washington D.C. We returned to Manor Park. It is a nice neighborhood consisting mainly of single family homes and row houses. Judging by the number of people walking strollers, …
Day 131
Manor Park / Takoma (December 16, 2021) It has been a month since we last walked in the Manor Park and Takoma neighborhoods. Since that time the leaves have all fallen and the holiday decorations have reemerged from storage. Apparently, Mickey had too much egg nog at last night’s holiday party. These decorations weren’t holiday …
Day 130
Manor Park (November 18, 2021) On an unseasonably warm day, with temperatures rising into the seventies, we started exploring Manor Park. The neighborhood consists mainly of rowhouses, detached and semi-detached homes. Many of the homes were built in the 1920s and a number appeared to have been recently renovated. As per usual, it was easy …
Day 129
Brightwood (October 22, 2021) After a while away, we returned to the streets of Brightwood. It is one of District’s most diverse neighborhoods, with immigrants making up over 50 percent of its population. It has the highest number of Salvadorans and Ethiopians of any neighborhood, and has large numbers of residents from the rest of …
Day 128
Georgia Avenue and 13th Street NW (October 2, 2021) Every year, as part of its Open Streets program, the District government closes down three miles of Georgia Avenue to traffic. So on a beautiful Saturday we went for a stroll down one of DCs major thoroughfares. It was a perfect day for a parasol. Or …
Day 127
Judiciary Square / NOMA (August 2, 2021) Finding ourselves downtown, we began our walk by strolling up Pennsylvania Avenue. Passing the FBI building we headed toward the distant Capitol. Then we walked through Judiciary Square where many of the city’s court houses are located. We also passed by construction of the new Capital Jewish Museum. …
Day 126
Takoma (July 31, 2021) On the final day of July we spent our last day of walking the streets of Takoma. We have thoroughly enjoyed the often colorful homes of the neighborhood. Here are some more examples. It’s always interesting for us to see duplex homes where one side has been modernized and the other …
Day 125
Takoma / Brightwood (July 29, 2021) We started out again in Takoma, where we continued to be charmed by the multi-colored cottages. We also like this deco-style apartment building. We walked by the Takoma Theatre which began life in 1923 as a 724 seat movie theatre. However, it closed its doors as a movie theatre …
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