Four weeks ago, I led a tour through the Navy Yard neighborhood, a tour in which I attempted to recreate what it looked like 200 years earlier, just before the British came through. One of the stops was the old brewery that had been built in an abandoned sugar refinery. I noticed at the time […]
“Where do you get your ideas, Pohl?” is a question that I get asked a lot. Often by myself. Today’s is easy, though: A tweet from 20002ist, with a picture of the Latrobe Gate, plus a couple of the buildings on the east side of 8th Street – and the intriguing note that John M. […]
When looking for subjects to write about, I try to stay within the bounds of greater Capitol Hill, which are generally accepted to end at Florida Avenue on the north side. But occasionally, there is something close by that I really want to write about – so I’ll stretch the rules ever so slightly. So, […]
Yesterday marked the 200th anniversary of the Burning of Washington by the British during the War of 1812. Commemorations of the event occurred across the region, with Bladensburg leading the way. Closer to home, there were numerous celebrations. These celebrations included a tour of the Navy Yard neighborhood that attempted to reconstruct what this area […]
I have previously written about various different markets on the Hill. As I was re-reading S J Ackerman’s book on Eastern Market, I realized that there was one that I had not yet discussed.