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Preservation 101: Rot (Which is Not Hot and Looks Like Snot)

August 26, 2014by gray_o'd 2 Comments

  As we have discussed, water is a B**** in capital letters and Nature will always win. Decomposition is natural, beneficial, and absolutely essential to the cycle of life- but […]

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Save Our Saucer! (And the Rest of the Library Too!)

August 15, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

Recently, the Hyattsville Branch Library was added to the 2014 Endangered Maryland Annual List. The building is a relic of the 1960’s “space race” and is known for its iconic […]

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History and the Bulldozer, Posts, The District

“Taking the Waters”: a 19th Century Summer in the Mountains

August 6, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

When you think of summer, what activities come to mind? Going to the beach, swimming in a pool, getting your drink on in a lawn chair by the lake? All […]

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Change Over Time- a 1920’s Painting of Pennsylvania Avenue

June 12, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

  Today’s gleaning from the Library of Congress is a painting by the artist Susan Brown Chase, done between 1920 and 1930, of the 2200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Chase […]

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Photos, The District

Preservation 101: Paint

June 11, 2014by gray_o'd 1 Comment

If plaster is as old as mud, well, so is paint. Paint started out as mud- and was first used for very practical reasons involving insect repellent, camouflage, enemy intimidation, […]

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Newport in Season (for the rest of us)

June 3, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

It’s that time of year! Just as the District starts to recall its swampish origins and mosquitoes rival the Nats baseballs for size, the wealthiest of Washington’s residents flee for […]

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Washington DC’s Old Capitol…Prison

May 23, 2014by gray_o'd Leave a comment

Following up on this week’s Libby Prison article, here’s one from the District.   This is the Old Capitol Prison at First and A Sts NE, currently the site of […]

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