Kalorama / Dupont Circle (December 6, 2019) Today we walked through Kalorama, neighborhood of embassies and stately residences. We particularly liked this villa that looked as if it would be more at home in the French countryside than in an inner suburb or Washington DC. Kalorama was also home to Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president …
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Day 67
Georgetown (December 4, 2019) We passed by The Phillips School which was built in 1890 to serve east Georgetown’s large African-American population of the time. It is named after the abolitionist Wendell Phillips. The school closed in 1950 due to declining enrollment and was used as an administrative building for some years. In 1970 it …
Day 66
Georgetown (November 27, 2019) On a blustery gray Thanksgiving Eve, we once again headed out to Georgetown. This goofy looking Thanksgiving turkey brightened our day. As did this pink deco house. We also got a chuckle from this window full of pigs. We liked this ornate duplex. And this formidable bison, which guards the Q …
Day 65
Georgetown (November 19, 2019) We walked through Oak Hill Cemetery, located on a very pretty 22 acre hillside backing onto Rock Creek Park. It was founded in 1848 and is the burial site of many famous people. The cemetery chapel was built in 1849 by noted architect, James Renwick who also designed St. Patrick’s Cathedral …
Day 64
Georgetown (November 15, 2019) We were admiring the front of this building when Christian Zapatka, whose architecture firm occupies the building, happened to come out on his way to an appointment. http://www.christianzapatka.com Christian told us that the front of the building had been designed and added in the Bauhaus style in 1940. Previously, it had …
Day 63
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (November 10, 2019) The last stretch of road we had not walked in Ward 3 was Canal road. Because Canal Road has no footpath we decided to walk along the towpath by the canal that runs alongside Canal Road from the Maryland border into Georgetown. The 184.5 mile long canal operated …
Day 62
Georgetown (November 9, 2019) On another beautiful Autumn afternoon, we strolled the beautiful tree lined streets of Georgetown. We passed by the historic Volta Laboratory and Bureau. This beautiful neoclassic yellow brick and sandstone building was constructed by Alexander Graham Bell in 1893 to serve as a center of information for deaf and hard of …
Day 61
Burleith (November 7, 2019) Burleith is a small neighborhood tucked in between Georgetown to the south and Glover Park to the north. We enjoyed walking its streets of colorful row houses. Less colorful but just as beautiful, we liked this renovated duplex and this stucco home We came across this rather quirky place And this …
Day 60
Chevy Chase (November 1, 2019) On our final day walking through Chevy Chase we enjoyed the Autumn colors. And two classic American cars.
Day 59
Chevy Chase (October 31, 2019) On Halloween, we headed back to the leaf covered streets of Chevy Chase. We ran into more than the usual number of fellow walkers, with children dressed in their costumes heading out to parties or door to door trick or treating, their parents tagging along behind. Our halloween decoration of …
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