Robert Pohl worked for many years as a computer programmer but recovered from that and became a full time stay-at-home dad. With his son now in school, he has expanded his horizons and become a self-taught historian. He has written books about his house as well as Emancipation in the District of Columbia. You can reach Robert at Robert[at]thehillishome.com
In the second installment of Films on the Hill, as listed in Mike Canning’s Hollywood on the Potomac, we’ll look at one of my favorite films: Broadcast News, which came out just as I was starting to become interested in nuance in film. It also has lots of DC locations, a great cast, and an […]
One of the joys of living in DC is seeing your city –and your neighborhood– shown as a set on the big screen. Even more fun is finding how often they get it wrong. Mike Canning has been reviewing movies for the Hill Rag for the past 20 years, and he and the Friends of […]
Once again, DC has survived another march – this time by those demanding immediate action on the imminent threat of global warming. Activists from around the country, some 35,000 strong, gathered near the Washington Monument to propound their views. It is an activity that is explicitly allowed in the first amendment of the constitution, and […]
Last week, we learned about the history of the rail lines at the Navy Yard, and how they were used to move goods in and out of that manufacturing facility. But the tracks were also used for something quite different: storage.
Railroads on Capitol Hill are something that I have written about before and am sure to return to again. In spite of (or maybe because of?) rail’s current low importance as a method for traveling, there is, to me, no more romantic way of traveling. I was thus thrilled to find that there was once […]