I recently discovered and purchased a fascinating book on the history of Southwest DC. "Southwest Washington DC" by Paul K. Williams is loaded with old photographs of Southwest DC. It was great to see the historic buildings in SW... some of which are still standing even if they don't look as they originally did.
It's available on Amazon.com. See the link below:
The new Nationals Stadium will open on Sunday, March 30th. While the game begins at 8pm, events celebrating the opening will begin at 3pm.
Residents in the area began receiving Visitor Parking Permits in the mail as the parking restrictions in Capitol Riverfront and Southwest DC has changed. Many streets are resident parking only now. Many other streets are two-hour limited parking even on the weekends.
The President will be throwing out the first ball, so Secret Service will be handling security.
The first game will be the first chance for local residents to see how visitors find the stadium and park.
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The National Marathon takes place in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
Roads will be closed that will block access to the residents of the Southwest Waterfront community from leaving the area. Roads are expected to begin closing around 7am and re-open around noon.
To see the map of the race, visit: http://www.nationalmarathon.com/Maps.asp
The Marathon website claims, "Residents trying to access their neighborhoods during event road closures may cross the route per MPD discretion - provided they have a valid I.D. which shows the driver’s address." From past experience, you may wait very long before MPD decides you can drive across the race route.
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Arena Stage in Southwest DC is currently renovating its campus. They have just provided access to their construction webcam.
An earlier email from Arena Stage describes the project:
"Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is named in honor of an extraordinary gift by Life Trustee Dr. Jaylee Mead and her husband, longtime Arena Stage Trustee Gilbert Mead, who passed away in May. The Center will be a breathtaking expansion of our current building, allowing us to focus on the strengths of our two existing theaters while reinventing the surrounding building and adding a third performance space dedicated to premiering new American plays. Renderings of Arena at the Mead Center are available here."
During construction, Arena Stage has moved to a temporary home in Crystal City, VA at the Crystal Forum. A five minute drive from the current location in Southwest DC, the Crystal Forum is close to Reagan National Airport and one block away from the Crystal City Metro station, which is serviced by both the Blue and Yellow Metro lines.The construction is expected to take until 2010.
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The demolition of the Waterfront Mall in Southwest DC has continued at a rapid pace. As of February 7, 2008, the buildings are down.
The building that connected to the Safeway took the longest time to demolition. Workers separated it from the Safeway for weeks. Once a large gap was created between the structures, the wrecking ball brought down the rest quickly.
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Steve Dean is a Washington, DC REALTOR licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland. A Washington, DC native, Steve grew up in Northern Virginia and has lived in the District since 1995.
Steve Dean is a Washington, DC REALTOR licensed in the District of Columbia and Maryland. A Washington, DC native, Steve grew up in Northern Virginia and has lived in the District since 1995.
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