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The Mocha Hut is now the U Street Cafe. Cool place with good waffles. Come see the big mural on the wall too.

Also known as the "Douglas Development Building"

TheLastShot is just bitter because he doesn't live here.

yes curios mix of titles, this serves the Vietnamese community , in DC.

this house used to be cool but the people who live there now have destroyed the laid back vibe.

The food here is mostly excelent. We've had a few duds, but not many. Atmosphere is great if a bit on the more formal side sometimes. Great host/bartender named Jack has made us feel special every year for the last 5 since our wedding (we get a gift certificate as an anniversary present from my mom). Alas, while not outrageous, the prices are definitely up there, and so unless you are comfortable, this is more of a place for special occasions - or just an after-dinner desert and aperitif...

very nice summary.

This is 800 Connecticut Avenue, kitty corner from Lafayette Park

PNC is only building on west. Building on east is Bank of America

Correction -- according to the DC Preservation League and GSA, most, if not almost all, of the buildings will be used by DHS. At least that's what we were told during a walking tour of the east campus.

A window opens for us to see the progress of aviation in such a a short span of time.

Also know as the American Federation of Labor Building

This used to be United Brick Co. There is detailed information on their operations elsewhere on the internet, but they underwent some heavy expansion in the 1920s. at which time the tunnel kilns were built. the round structures are beehive kilns, an earlier and more labor intensive technology. Physical investigation of the site has revealed components with date stamps of 1894, so it is reasonable to assume they were in operation at this time. Also, based on physical remains, it appears that a central furnace produced hot gases which were delivered to individual kilns via underground passages. Check flickr for pictures of this place.

This entry happened one block north of where it is currently placed. Will recreate with original data.

Also called Little Forest

HI DARLING

There's some debate on whether this still the World's Largest Chair. Whatever its fate, it's BIG!! http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2054

Two granite eagles from Penn Station facade placed on pedestals at Seventh Avenue entrance to new station; other eagles are disposed of as follows: one to Cooper Union where sculptor Adolph A. Weinman studied, one to National Zoo, four to Fairmount Park Commission for installation at four corners of Market Street Bridge, two to O'Hara Gymnasium of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, LI, one to LIRR station at Hicksville, one to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, one to Vinalhaven, Maine, site of quarries, and one to Hampden-Sydney College in Va.

The bridge above also proves that it's the correct place. Two facts are totally clear to me. First, the speed was no less than 30 mph. Should the train be slower, it would have never climbed up onto the other one. The impact was really strong. Thus, since the train in front was standing, the two of trains had been enough distant at the moment when Jeanice McMillan (R.I.P.) decided to resume the motion. In other words, her train had enough space in front to reach, probably, the maximum, or around so, speed. Second, let's take a closer look at the crash area. There is a long and at the same time tight curve. But the trees close the view in front! Meaning, Jeanice wasn't guilty. Considering that the speed was, as I suppose, up to 40...55 mph, when the train came out from behind the trees, and she, as the automatics refused to act, absolutely all of sudden, saw a standing train, she had no more than two seconds to bring her train into a halt. Considering reaction time of the operator and reaction time of the braking system... she simply had no chance to help the situtation. Most likely, she struck on brakes in the last second of her life, and, if she did, the automatic recorder will show it, but... it was too late, anyway. Although, who knows, maybe that second saved a few lives. Those who work on passive safety of vehicles know that every mile an hour can play a critical role. It's a big tragedy for all of us, it can happen in every city that has a Metro system. In Moscow, we also have an automatic distance regulation system. What if it fails one day? I would suggest our Metro government to pay attention to this case and check everything, but I doubt they will. Moscow Metro is almost completely hidden under ground. Should it happen in a tunnel, there could be many more victims. And in a tunnel there are even less chances to see anything in front behind a curve. My sincere condolences... Mikhail, Moscow, Russia.