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 …
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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 …
Day 124
Takoma (July 22, 2021) We were back exploring Takoma today. Walking around, we thought parts had a decidedly rural feel. There were once again a number of brightly painted homes. Speaking of colorful, this deep blue muscle car was shining brilliantly on this sunny afternoon. However, the neighborhood wasn’t all bright colors. As we have …
Day 123
Mt. Vernon Triangle / Judiciary Square / Penn Quarter (July 19, 2021) Today we walked through the Mt. Vernon Triangle neighborhood. Along the way we saw some colorful buildings. And some ‘sign of the times’ artwork We also liked this small home tucked in between larger buildings And this rows of townhomes Continuing south, we …
Day 122
Shepherd Park / Takoma (July 10, 2021) We started out in Shepherd Park before crossing into neighboring Takoma. In an already liberal city, Takoma has a reputation as being particularly progressive earning it the nickname of ‘The Peoples’ Republic of Takoma’. It was originally developed in the late eighteen hundreds and contains many old homes …
Day 121
Petworth (June 26, 2021) On a scorching hot day, we dragged our friends Sally and Liz on a walk through the Petworth neighborhood. It is a residential neighborhood consisting, primarily, of terraced houses. We came across some peace signs along the way And this cool mural on the side of one home. There is a …
Day 120
Shepherd Park (June 23, 2021) After a break of over six months, we returned to the streets of Washington to continue our quest to walk every street in this beautiful city. We began where we left off, on the quiet treelined streets of Shepherd Park. We started out by walking down Eastern Avenue, the pretty …
Day 119
Shepherd Park (December 13, 2020) After spending the last few weeks walking around downtown we returned to the suburbs and started exploring Sherpherd Park. Tucked into the northernmost corner of the District it is a quiet neighborhood of single family homes. It takes its name from Alexander Robey Shepherd, the governor of the then territory …
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