See the rest of my photos or everyone’s, or check out the bands: Cartel and Bicycle Thieves.

Seems to be on the rise. Here, a group is organizing protests around the country on July 4th of the Supreme Court’s decision on Eminent Domain: JulyFourthProtest.com, including protests in New London Connecticut, Portland Oregon, Los Angeles California, and Washington D.C.

That smoke could become illegal soon. Glenn took this photo.

I never put up this photo from Glover Park Day. Not the best photo, but the event was a lot of fun, I even tried Margarita’s food at the food court, which has inspired me to go to the restaurant on Wisconsin Ave.

I went to Hatteras Island this Memorial Day with a few other D.C. folks. For more pictures of, say, people, check out Catherine’s photos here. Some more of my photos are here.

This is the top of Pierre L’Enfant’s Tomb at Arlington National Cemetary.

The roof of this DC building has been carefully modified, like the White House.

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Rally today sponsored by Americans United to Protect Social Security. Click to see more photos.

With all the excitement surrounding satellite and aerial photography sparked by Google Maps, I thought it might be a good time to point out that the University of Michigan Plant Extensions Department has a number of aerial photos on the web here. To view them all, click on the different parts of the campus on the left, or check out this directory.

As best as I can tell the photos were taken at least 2 years ago in the fall. I like this photo because you can see people sunbathing on the Diag.

The image above is from Microsoft’s TerraServer. See it on Flickr to view notes or add comments.

Is the Solution?

The Nats new mascot.

This image was sent to my by a DCist tipster in San Francisco. Click for another version.

Taken near the U.S. Capitol last Thursday

This rock is at the base of the big flag pole on the Diag.

A building on Maynard Street in Ann Arbor.

Obtaining photocopies at an official historical archive can be difficult. They usually charge per copy, and sometimes require you have them make the copies, which is time consuming. In some archives photocopies are sometimes prohibited, which makes transcribing documents a tedious prospect. However, many archives will allow digital photography of their holdings - but the problem is then what to do with the photos. They don’t print very well, and you can’t read the text well if you shrink it down to view or distribute on the web. The answer? The photo sharing site Flickr - where I can post comments, make available full versions of the images for those that are interested, and even categorize them with multiple keywords.

> See historical documents on the U-M secret society Michigamua
> My Michigamua primer
> All major entries on Michigamua

In Adams Morgan. The owner passed away last week and we’re writing about it for DCist tomorrow.

Near 18th St and U St NW

Originally uploaded by DCist Rob.

I like this photo from last fall.

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Originally uploaded by DCist Rob.

I’ve posted a bunch of photos here.

The Charles Fenwick Bridge is used by the Metro’s Yellow Line to cross the Potomac River.

Photo taken this weekend in Adams Morgan.

Photograph taken in Foggy Bottom.

All in Woodley Park metro:

18th Street in Adams Morgan

Development in Southeast DC.

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The National Mall.

Andy Goldsworthy is building something at the National Gallery.

The National Museum of African Art

Near the Smithsonian Castle.

Taken at Dupont Circle.

Today was cool, dry, and sunny. I had an abbreviated session, and the follow are a few of the results.

I already posted a photo of the Salt sign - we wanted to go in, but they were closed for Thanksgiving.

This art gallery has taken the space of the nightclub Zootz, where I remember waiting outside until 2 a.m. when they would let in minors until closing at 4 a.m.

This is an example of excellent urban design: the parking structure contains usable office and retail space on the ground floor. This helps provide parking without overly disrupting the urban fabric. There are other parking structures in Portland with this design, and some are filled with shops and even a movie theater.

This old looking house is located just a couple blocks from Congress Street.

This is an example of a well-designed, small urban park near heavily trafficked sidewalks.

Waterfront and Streetscapes

These condos, constructed in the 1980s, were among the first residential construction along what was an exclusively working waterfront.

Widgery Warf is used by many local lobstermen.

Wharf Street in the Old Port.

Murals and Public Art

This is on the side of the bar Brian Boru.

Woodfords corner, an early suburb of Portland, is now within the city limits.

This building houses the other Starbucks.

This is the old Baxter Public Library building.

The Center for Maine History.

The Portland Museum of Art’s McLellan House

The State Theater is Portland’s downtown movie palace. It is operated as a concert venue today after some financial troubles. In many places these theaters were torn down, in some places (Like Ann Arbor, Michigan) they were preserved by the local government.

One of the halmark of dense, pedestrian urbanism are storefronts and signs. Since the signs are meant to be viewed close up, many Portland businesses have very attractive custom made signs.

I just discovered this - it’s something called the Center for Cultural Exchange. It looks interesting!

These photos were taken today.

This old anchor and navigational buoy were placed near the ferry terminal.

Cobblestones on Exchange Street in the Old Port

Milk Street

Shops

Some flyers

This hotel opened this year, constructed on what had been for years an empty lot.

Exchange Street

Congress Street

Monument Square

The Old Port

All of these photos were taken today.

This Eritrean restaurant had recently gone out of business.

Bull Feeney’s sign.

The location of the SALT Institute for Documentary Studies.

A moose-only tea house?

Yes, there’s a Starbucks in Portland. Four total, but only two are in the downtown area.

The Surplus Supply Store on Monument Square is going out of business.

Portland Maine’s City Hall

Portland’s City Hall

Porteous was Portland’s downtown department store. My father worked there as a salesman briefly in the early 1970s. Their old building now houses the Maine College of Art.

I found this graffiti mural behind the Asylum nighclub:

Urban Design

This alleyway is only open to cars on specific hours:

See more on Borf.

Farragut Square Park in early November

Rock Creek Park, early November

Washington, early November

Holy Rood Cemetery (See more info)

This Reaganesque vampire-like man was spotted on K Street in downtown Washington D.C., of all places. The stencil art was created on a page from the business section of the newspaper, and then pasted to a temporary construction barrier near a bunch of movie posters.

Taken kayaking today on the Potomoc River in Washington D.C.

I spotted these swan/snake-shaped squash at Eastern Market last weekend.

Both photographs taken this evening on 17th Street NW, Washington D.C.

Taken at Eastern Market.

Oh, he also lies. From last night’s VP debate: “Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I’m up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they’re in session. The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight.” The photo above is from the 2001 Annual Prayer Breakfest.

Photo From DailyKos, also they met at least one another time as well. Perhaps it depends on how you define “meet.”

Both taken at protests of the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.

I took this photo near Dupont Circle during a downpour on Oct. 2.

Pictured is the outdoor seating area of Buffalo Billiard’s.

I spotted this stencil near 14th and U St. NW.

More on this website on stencil art

Photo of a fountain in Lafayette Park in Washington D.C. See more on the park’s sculptures here.

Photos taken at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. summer 2003.

I took this photo last spring in Bloomington, Indiana. I think it’s supposed to show President George W. Bush. I have written about stencil art in Ann Arbor before, and I reccomend this extensive gallery of art in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Toledo.

Behind the Michigan Theater.

Taken last spring. More About Columbus.

Libby, this one’s for you!

The Cogswell Temperance Fountain, located in Indiana Plaza at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and 7th St. NW in Washington D.C., was constructed in 1880. It is decorated with a water crane.

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