This one was found in the alley west of the 9th Street across from the convention center.

Not the most original idea but I haven’t seen too many like this before.

I really liked the stone border here as well as the wood windows on either side.

This cool one on N Street east of Connecticut Ave looks like it could use a little love but it’s got some sweet details. I particularly like the little turret up top:

“Dear PoP,

I’m curious about two projects at 14th and Florida and wondered if you have heard anything about them. The Solea condo suddenly has some build-out activity taking place on its main level. Any word on who/what will be going in that space?”

Here’s the official word from Solea:

“The tenant at Solea is the Greater Washington Sports Alliance. They bought the entire 14th Street side of Solea and will be occupying the space by late spring/early summer. They’ve got a great fit-out planned with dynamic street-level engagement vis-à-vis signage, lighting, etc.”

This scene is located on 16th Street near L across the street from the building we looked at yesterday. I thought this was interesting because there were three very distinct styles. We have old school:

A random rowhouse:

And standard office building:

An odd combination, yeah?

From Facebook:

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Hotel Rouge, 16th St NW

“Flying Dog Ales and BrightestYoungThings.com welcome Thievery Corporation home for a 5 night run starting with this Open to the Public Happy Hour reception and photography exhibition.

Throughout the Bar Rouge view photographs taken by ESL Music’s house artists as well as local, professional talent’s coverage.

All photos and artwork will be on display at Hotel Rouge for the duration of the Thievery Corporation shows in DC – January 20th thru January 24th.

Hell, play your cards right, impress the right people and you might just get a “miracle on the lot” ticket, as ALL of Thievery’s 5 nights and events with Flying Dog are SOLD OUT. Or just rub elbows with world-famous musicians and artists while drinking independent, world-class and local beer.”

Thanks to a reader for sending.

This basement apartment is located at 1718B 15th Street, NW:

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The craigslist ad says:

“Roomy, bright, 1 bedroom English Basement available immediately. Includes full size W/D, DW, gas fireplace, DirecTV w/ DVR, and WiFi. Only additional cost is electric.”

Does $1585 sound reasonable for this 1 bedroom English basement apartment?

Photo by PoPville flickr user Wayan Vota

“Dear PoP,

My parents are driving down to visit for a couple weeks and have already used up my DC 2 week guest parking permit. I’m wondering where the best place would be for them to park their car. I live near the CH metro and I thought they could just park in the Target garage on weekdays but this would add up fast at $20 a day. They would want to use their car a few times and aren’t savvy with metro travel yet, so leaving it way out at the end of a metro line would be less desirable. Any suggestions for medium term parking that’s not too expensive and is nearby?”

I don’t know how kosher this is but do you have any roomates or friends you could ask for their 2 week guest parking permit? Do you guys know of any medium term parking for a reasonable price? Or would you suggest some unzoned street parking?

This beautiful shot is from Rukasu1 is of the Mall at sunset. The sky is fantastic.

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Photo from PoPville flickr user Bogotron

A reader writes:

“On Saturday evening, at approximately 9:30, my girlfriend and I were coming back from a wonderful dinner at the Majestic Café in Old Towne. We boarded a yellow-line train at the King Street stop and proceeded to head back into the city. At Pentagon City a group of approximately 25 high school aged kids joined us in the second metro car. As the train traveled between the Pentagon City and Pentagon metro stops, the kids acted like normal teenagers, loud, flirtatious and somewhat obnoxious (hey, we were all like this once) but they were, most importantly, harmless. All that changed once the train left the platform at Pentagon.

As the train made its longer transfer over the river to L’Enfant a massive brawl broke out between the kids. Now, I’m not talking a little pushing, a couple punches and some scratching, what we witnessed was an all out, no holds barred street brawl in a metro car. Only with a street brawl, bystanders can escape. The fight broke loose around the center doors, where a group about 20 or so boys were kicking, punching, elbowing and screaming at each other. I’m not entirely sure how the fight started, as I was facing the front of the car with my back to the melee but once the commotion started I sat up in my seat and hovered over my girlfriend to protect her from any wayward punches. I think in the back of my mind I expected this to be short tussle, a couple pushes, a punch here and there and a lot of swearing. It became clear that the fight was a more serious matter when one lad was pulled from the throng by a few other boys, shoved into one of the inward facing seats next to the glass partitions at the center door, and was given a more thorough going over. The boy tried to protect his head with his arms as the other boys took turns beating him about the face and neck, until finally one boy hit him so hard that his head smacked the glass partition so hard that it cracked the glass. There was blood everywhere. At this point I still in my seat, protecting my girlfriend, the severity of the situation sank in. I was, needless to say, very concerned for our safety. At this moment I noticed that most of the other passengers not involved in the fight had fled the car though the forward emergency door. Evidently, one of the other passengers got on the emergency intercom to let the conductor know of the fight and then passed through the emergency door. Fearing a further escalation in violence, i.e. that someone might have had a gun, we made our escape to the other metro car.

The situation in the first metro car, the driver’s car, was not much better. While no one was fighting, at least one boy pulled a knife and started shouting that he was going to go back in the second metro car and “poke someone.” Thankfully, the boy was restrained by some of his cooler-headed friends and, at least to my knowledge, a bad situation did not get any worse. Luckily for us, by this time the train was pulling into L’Enfant and we along with many other passengers made our exit. I’m not sure how much longer the fight went on in the second metro car. On the platform we were not greeted by transit police, nor did the train operator off-load the train. Rather it continued on its normal route, as if nothing had happened. We went up to the station manager’s booth, and informed the staff that they needed to get transit police to meet the train at the next station. The reaction of the station staff was not very reassuring and I didn’t not get the impression that anything would be done. Having had enough excitement for one evening we left the station and took a cab the rest of the way home.

Now, I know from talking to other passengers who escaped the fight that the metro operator knew about the fight taking place in the second car, so why then was there no police presence on the platform; why then did the operator not off-load the train; why then did the train continue on its normal route? Shouldn’t the operator have radioed ahead that there was a fight on the train to have transit police standing by to deal with the situation? Now, I don’t blame metro for a fight breaking out on one of its trains, these things, regrettably happen, but the lack of response or any sense of urgency once informed, is troubling.”

I wonder what the appropriate response time is to get Metro Transit police to respond to an incident like this. I know they can’t be at every station so I image it could take up 15 minutes or so to get to some stations. This is an insanely frightening experience.

This home is located at 804 East Capitol Street, NE:

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The flier says:

“Federal-style home tastefully enlarged to include four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, family room, master bedroom and au-pair suites, to meet needs of today’s lifestyle. Classic architectual details remain. Sited on a deep lot, provides space for a formal garden, garage, attached greenhouse & additional parking. Close to Eastern Market, Metro and the Capitol.”

You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.

I have to give props to the reader for finding this one. I don’t know if it is my love of books but this is one of my favorite house porn posts. I suppose parts of it are a bit too museum like for me but overall this one blew me away. What do you think of the home itself? It’s yours for $2,100,000.

15 Ria is located inside the Doubletree Washington at 1515 Rhode Island Ave, NW. I was intrigued by the variety of cuisines offered in the sign above. You can see all their menus here. Any fans out there? In addition to the food, is the bar a good happy hour spot?

Diamond, left, is pictured with her cousin Lavaya.

Danny Harris is a DC-based photographer, DJ, and collector of stories. In September, he launched People’s District, a blog that tells a people’s history of DC by sharing the stories and images of its residents. Every day, People’s District presents a different Washingtonian sharing his or her insights on everything from Go Go music to homelessness to fashion to politics. You can read his previous columns here.

Lavaya – “I’m seven. Today, my Dad is taking us to the president’s house and the Washington Monument and the library. I think a lot of work happens in the president’s house. He makes laws there that impact everybody. The president’s house is a big place that has two parts. One part for living and one part for working. I hear that each president gets to keep a room so that all the presidents can live together. My favorite part of Washington is Barack Obama. Did you know that he can speak seven different languages? He speaks English, Hawaiian and Illinois, but I forget the rest.”

Diamond – “I’m seven, too. I know that the president also has his cabinets. His cabinets are full of people who help him. The cabinets sit at the table with him and they coach him a lot. But, these aren’t cabinets like in a kitchen. In his kitchen cabinets, he probably has food and cereal and other good stuff to eat. My favorite part of Washington is Michelle and the kids. I think that Michelle Obama sleeps a lot because she is so tired after taking care of Sasha and Malia. I think that Barack and Michelle think their girls are really special and call them both angels.”

Photographer Aziz Yazdani used a Leica M7 and Fuji Neopan for this night shot outside the Ottobar in Baltimore.

Outside Ottobar, © 2009 Aziz Yazdani