Frager’s Hardware made its home for almost 90 years before a fire gutted the building back in 2013. Since then, there have been many questions about what will happen to the property, and how extensive the damage was. You can browse through our Frager’s archives to read up on the timeline of projects proposed. You […]
Photo by Jim Havard on Flickr First Look: Concept Design for Capitol Hill’s Southeast Safeway Redevelopment AKA “Beckert’s Park” (Capitol Hill Corner) New Navy Yard mixed-use project breaks ground (Curbed DC) The Best Brunches in DC (Thrillist) No Arrest for G & 13th Street SE Shooting (Hill Rag) Insomnia Cookies to Open in 1300 Block […]
In trying to look at all the places that Abraham Lincoln lived and worked in Washington D.C. over the years, it becomes clear how much the city has changed over the last 150 years. It’s also clear how much of it has been torn down and replaced. Today, we’ll look (again) at the place he […]
Spike Mendelsohn Closing Bearnaise on May 1 (Eater DC) Home Price Watch: Prices Jump 50% on the Hill (Urban Turf) Creamery, Vet Hospital, Linens Store Coming to Hine Development (Hill Rag) City Asks Developers for Proposals to Redevelop Hill East Boys and Girls Club (Capitol Hill Corner) Tidbits for Tuesday: Chop’t Preview at F1rst; 769N […]
I have previously written about James Buchanan’s inaugural parade and the model ship built by the men at the Washington Navy Yard for that occasion. This was, it turns out, not the only time they were engaged in a project of this nature. While Lincoln’s first inauguration was a fairly anxiety-riddled affair, with war in […]