Last week, we looked at the origins of Pipetown and the rather bizarre noise complaint that brought a number of its citizens into conflict with the law and into the court of Judge Ivory Kimball (pic). Unfortunately, this was not the end of court appearances for one of those fined on that occasion. William Steele went […]
Is your part of the Hill as quiet as mine is? I mean, I hate that I have been stuck in town but I always enjoy this feeling of having the place to ourselves… So before the kids come home from Grandma’s, what are we doing? Tonight, John Sax Williams and his band perform jazz, R&B, […]
What’s even better than seeing the Capitol Hill Fourth of July Parade? Checking out all the photos, of course! We had a ball sharing and tagging people yesterday on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We shared many of your photos on those platforms with the hashtag #CapHillParade17. If you want to check it out, click these […]
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A few weeks ago, we looked at the location used by the 50th New York Engineers during the Civil War. Today, we will look at the continuing history of this part of Capitol Hill. Almost immediately after the sale of the leftover buildings of the Engineer Camp, the land thus freed up started to be built up. […]