Cleveland Park (August 12, 2019) Back in Cleveland Park this evening. We started by walking down Newark Street toward Connecticut Avenue, passing by some stunning historic houses along the way. We came across this call box which gave a brief description of the Queen Anne architectural style that was popular at the time that Cleveland …
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Day 27
Cleveland Park / Cathedral Heights / McLean Gardens (August 10, 2019) We started this evening’s walk outside Washington Hebrew synagogue with it’s beautiful menorah statue. Washington Hebrew, formed in 1852, is one of the largest reform congregations in the United States. Macomb Street has been the home of the congregation since the 1950s. On a …
Day 26
Cleveland Park (August 9, 2019) Continuing our discovery of Cleveland Park, we passed by three identical small apartment buildings on a side street. We have become enamored with the smaller buildings that we come across during our walks. They appear to provide a communal lifestyle not offered by larger buildings. It’s easier to know your …
Day 25
Van Ness, Forest Hills, Cleveland Park (August 8, 2019) After a week away at the beach, we once again set out to explore Ward 3 on a beautiful summer evening. We started in Van Ness and turned down Upton Street, passing by Edmund Burke School. Burke is a private, progressive school with approximately 300 6th …
Day 24
Cleveland Park (July 30, 2019) Back in Cleveland Park this evening. We were walking the east-west running streets, which made for lots of climbing hills. There were times when we wouldn’t have minded the help of this nice ride. Down toward the bottom of Porter Street, just west of Connecticut Avenue, there is a row …
Day 23
Tenleytown / Cleveland Park / Cathedral This evening, we started our walk in Tenleytown and made our way through Cleveland Park to Cathedral Heights and the National Cathedral. Along the way we passed the oldest house in Tenleytown built in the first years of the 1800s. We also passed by Hearst Elementary School. Hearst, with …
Day 22
Wakefield (July 28, 2019) On another hot muggy evening we headed out once again into Wakefield. We found this hidden, serene park tucked in behind the Austrian Embassy on the corner of 36th and Yuma. During our walk we found some sedate streets and one less than sedate car We liked these Sheridan school buildings …
Day 21
Wakefield / Tenleytown / Van Ness (July 26, 2019) We headed back for another day walking in Wakefield. We came across some very pretty houses, including this one with its shingles and stained beams. Some places made us feel like we were somewhere more tropical. There were also some very cool semi-detached places in all …
Day 20
Wakefield (July 25, 2019) Today we walked in Wakefield, a triangular neighborhood bounded by Nebraska and Connecticut Avenues and Van Ness Street and bisected by Reno Road. It’s a quiet neighborhood of unpretentious houses. We decided to keep an eye out for blue doors, of which there were, surprisingly, many in the neighborhood. Here’s a …
Day 19 (2)
Tenleytown / Wakefield / Connecticut Avenue (July24, 2019) We decided to take advantage of a rare Summer evening here in DC when it was rather pleasant to be outside and headed out for a second walk, this time in the early evening. We walked up to Tenleytown to check out the Grant Road Historic District. …
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