30 Jun 2012

Neighborhood Damage: A sad story in pictures and Tweets

Thank you to all the @thehillishome followers and contributors whose pictures and Tweets made this post possible: we literally could not have done this without you.

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The damage and the Tweets

Sure, we may have those blessed underground power cables that allowed us to keep up with the devastation happening in a wide circle all around us. But this Derecho storm spared no one, and our fair neighborhood is no exception.

Storified by María Helena Carey · Sat, Jun 30 2012 08:58:46

RT @TommyWells: Pic at 6th and L NE http://pic.twitter.com/brr0fwuLtheHillisHome
RT @BFlahaven: Trees leaning on homes/cars: 400 blk 15th St. SE, 1600 Blk D St SE, 800 blk Kentucky Ave SE. Roads not blocked. @DDOTDCtheHillisHome
RT @TommyWells: Out surveying the damage. Stanton Park is a mess. http://pic.twitter.com/YUl6exXKtheHillisHome
“@BlairDC: Me to chick in my bldg: thank goodness we still have power. Her: what do others around here don’t? #smh” but she can’t InstagramtheHillisHome
RT @magmaeA: Our neighborhood is a chorus of chainsaws this morning. #capitolhill #dc http://pic.twitter.com/PEEwAbfgtheHillisHome
RT @kvielmo: From last night’s storm #fb http://twitpic.com/a298zhtheHillisHome
RT @TommyWells: Streets are clear but we have a mess in Shaw. http://pic.twitter.com/X2YQ9uN2theHillisHome
RT @_MichaelHoffman: The aftermath from last night’s storm here on Capitol Hill. http://pic.twitter.com/0KKCEGLttheHillisHome
RT @SnarkitectDC: Independence Ave & 16th St SE appears to be missing most of a tree. @DDOTDC @thehillishome #derecho http://pic.twitter.com/q9MpWMLgLauren Torlone
RT @SnarkitectDC: Independence Ave & 16th St SE appears to be missing most of a tree. @DDOTDC @thehillishome #derecho http://pic.twitter.com/q9MpWMLgtheHillisHome
RT @citymom92: Tree down on 8th street se http://pic.twitter.com/0V0bGMzftheHillisHome
RT @JonMitchiner: @TommyWells also Lincoln park has trees down. http://pic.twitter.com/Ja4xgwxjtheHillisHome

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