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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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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Day 138

Petworth / Brightwood Park (July 26, 2022) On a rare DC summer day when it was actually bearable to be outdoors, we continued our exploration of Petworth and Brightwood Park. There were the usual assortment of row houses, including the now familiar grey ones that signify a recent renovation and the occasional individualist who splashes …

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Day 137

16th and 14th Street Heights / Petworth (June 19, 2022) There are a number of large stately homes in the 16th and 14th Street Heights neighborhoods. But primarily the neighborhoods consist of terraced homes. Running through the neighborhoods is the 14th street corridor, lined with restaurants, shops and a graffiti museum. There are a number …

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Day 136

Petworth (June 18, 2022) Petworth is a residential neighborhood with a mix of terraced houses, single family homes and small apartment blocks. It gets its name from the 205 acre Tayloe family estate that was located in the area. The estate was likely named after the town of Petworth in West Sussex, England. We walked …

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Day 135

Southwest (May 25, 2022) Today, we explored Southwest DC with our friends Jon and Elissa who live in the neighborhood in the River Park development. Designed by renowned mid-century modern architect, Charles M. Goodman, in the 1960s, River Park was one of the first developments in Washington D.C. to be racially integrated. The units, with …

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