Petworth (June 28, 2023) We, finally, completed walking the streets of Ward 4 today, crisscrossing Petworth. Along the way we passed a very large school And a very small church. We also walked by a couple of colorful homes And a couple of classic American cars
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Day 147
Petworth / Brightwood Park / Manor Park / Fort Totten (June 13, 2023) We passed through a number of neighborhoods today and saw all types of homes. In parts of Manor Park we could almost have been in rural West Virginia. We saw a number of classic old apartment buildings. More and more new buildings …
Day 146
Petworth (June 7, 2023) Most of the homes in Petworth are row houses. But, occasionally, we have come across a street of single family homes. This row of homes looked as if it would look more at home in nearby Takoma Park. We have often noted in this blog that most of the renovated row …
Day 145
Petworth (June 4, 2023) After eight months, we have finally returned to discovering the streets of our hometown. Here are some of the homes and other sights we encountered during our continued exploration of the Petworth neighborhood. Some homes have front yards sporting wild natural gardens. Others go in a completely different direction. We passed …
Day 144
The Wharf (November 4, 2022) The Wharf is a massive development in Southwest Washington that after more than ten years of construction is now almost complete. When finished it will encompass 24 acres and contain over three million square feet of retail, residential, and entertainment space along one mile of the Washington Channel. On a …
Day 143
Riggs Park / Petworth (October 25, 2022) At 4:57 pm on Monday, June 22, 2009, a Washington Metro train rear-ended another stopped train, killing nine people and injuring at least eighty more. One of those killed was Cameron “Ty” Williams who had been a colleague and friend of Mal’s in the 1990s. They bonded over …
Day 142
Riggs Park (October 14, 2022) We continued our exploration of Riggs Park. The neighborhood consists mainly of duplexes, many with a midcentury modern feel. With Halloween only a couple of weeks away, we are starting to see more and more houses decked out with scary decorations. We particularly liked this vulture and little dog in …
Day 141
Riggs Park (October 10, 2022) Riggs Park, also known as Lamond Riggs, is a residential neighborhood in the upper eastern part of the District. Back in the 1950s is was a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, sometimes called the “Little Tel Aviv” of DC. However, in the 1960s the majority of the Jews in the neighborhood sold …
Day 140
Petworth / Brightwood Park (October 7, 2022) In Washington, D.C., the north-south running streets are numbered, the east-west running streets are either lettered ( C, D, E, etc.) or named (Garrison, Harrison, Huntington, etc.) and the avenues that run diagonally through the city are named after states. Today, we walked mainly on four avenues, Kansas, …
Day 139
Petworth / Brightwood Park (August 12, 2022) If only every day was like this, Washington DC would be a far better place to spend the summer. With temperatures in the eighties and no humidity, it was very pleasant returning to the streets of Petworth and Brightwood Park. As we have noted in prior postings, the …
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