Thanks to a mixture of history, geography, and custom, north is up on almost every map made in the world. Some attribute the practice to the ancient Egyptian scholar Ptolemy, however thanks to the distribution of landmass in the world the most prolific mapmaking civilizations have called the northern hemisphere home. So-called upside down maps […]
D.C.’s Historic Districts and the Architecture of Gentrification
The District of Columbia has some of the the strongest historic preservation laws of any major U.S. city with thousands of structures preserved either as individual sites or part of historic districts. In the city’s 27 historic districts, construction of any type must be approved by the city’s Historic Preservation Office. Major projects or new […]
Shaw Blogosphere Review
Over the past several months there has been a small blogging renaissance in Shaw. Any discussion of the Shaw blogosphere has to start with the the long-running (almost 4 years) and thoughtful In Shaw. However, the recent renaissance seemed to start some time last summer when Life in Mount Vernon Square (which, despite the name […]
January Blogger Meetup Attendees
Thanks to everyone who attended the January blogger meetup last night. We had about 25 people attend including both regulars and a number of new faces. Commercial or organizational sites represented included DCBlogs, Debatepedia, The ONE Campaign Blog, PharmCountry, and Wirkle. Other attendees of various genres, in no particular order: Candy Sandwich, Brokekid.net, Ross Notes, […]
Shiloh Baptist Church Properties
Shiloh Baptist Church is often mentioned in discussions of the problem of vacant structures in Shaw. Using public city sources I created the map above illustrating the properties owned by the church in the Shaw neighborhood. The church owns seven vacant rowhomes and two parking lots in addition to three occupied church buildings. I have […]
Blogger Meetup Tonight
The DC blogger meetup I organize is tonight at RFD in Chinatown at 7. Looks like we’ll have a good crowd.
Nationals Stadium Taking Shape in Southeast
Today I visited the Southeast DC neighborhood where the Nationals new baseball stadium is under construction. As you can see from this photo the form of the roughly $600 million stadium is taking shape. Fans can follow the project on this website created by the construction companies that features two webcams and a daily archive […]