Last week, I wrote about Pickford Place, and the some of its history. Today and next week, I will look at its namesakes: two builders who were not unimportant in filling the Hill in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Thomas H. Pickford was born in Canada to Irish-Canadian parents. He was one of nine children. […]
The debate over whether 7th Street SE should be closed to vehicular traffic on weekends appears to be back. The Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) will hold a special meeting this Saturday, August 12, at 3 p.m. at Coldwell Banker Capitol Hill, 605 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, to discuss whether 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue SE and […]
“Give us our Goats, Department of Health!” (PoPville) Watch Your Kid Play While Having a Cold Beer on Capitol Hill (Washington City Paper) There’s A New Bookstore Coming To H Street NE (DCist) H Street Restaurateur Shares Alternative Vision for New Bar and Diner (Eater DC) 45-Unit Barracks Row Development Gets Thumbs Up From HPRB (Urban Turf) Skate park near […]
I was recently (well, not that recently, as I had to get that Pipetown fixation out of my system first) asked by The Hill is Home’s own Maria Helena Carey about the history of Pickford Place NE, and especially where the name came from. It turns out that this opened a large can of worms– […]
New information shows that the dog did not have rabies and there is no threat to others.