01 May 2017

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: A Model Monitor

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 […]


24 Apr 2017

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Ugly Club

It seems unlikely, but there was – for a time – a club on Capitol Hill named the Ugly Club. It flourished for a few years – in a couple of incarnations – before the Civil War. After that, it disappeared again. The original Ugly Clubs were formed in Great Britain in the 18th Century, as […]


16 Jan 2017

History:

New on Capitol Hill: The 700 block of C St SE

Coming back from the Southeast Library on Friday, I noticed that the workers at the Hine development were removing the barriers keeping us from the sidewalk in front of the north building of that construction: The sidewalk was open again. I tweeted about it, mentioning that it was the first time that it had been […]


19 Dec 2016

History:

Lost Capitol Hill: The Taverns of the Navy Yard

Taverns had an important function in the 18th Century, not just as a place to eat  and drink, but where one could collect one’s mail or have a stolen coat returned. A reporter working under the name “Correspondent at Washington” wrote that they were a place to “drink Toddy, and play cards” in an article in The […]


08 Sep 2016

Events:

To Do: Weekend of September 8th – 11th

Hello normal life! Back to school/work/Metro-pains/traffic. Boo. Let us distract ourselves with fun, activities and food until Monday. Tonight, the Hill Center presents The Mehmet Polat Trio as part of the Global Sounds series, Dounouya (DOON-EE-YA) which is the West African word for “The Whole World.” The Amsterdam-based Mehmet Polat Trio is a spiritual yet adventurous meeting of three […]


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