Still no action on the condemned Shiloh Baptist Church properties. I’ve been posting photos of these buildings, which are under order by the city to be repaired by May 31, for a full week now. It seems unlikely this work, even if it began over the weekend, could all be completed in time to meet that deadline. The city has vowed to do the repair work and charge the church, via a lien, for it should Shiloh fail to comply.

The blog remaking le slum historique has posted excerpts from a 1990 Washington Post story that describes an eerily similar debate about the fate of Shiloh-owned properties in Shaw. It’s remarkable to see that the city was having the same exact conversation about this issue 17 years ago.

I probably won’t continue to post daily photos of these properties after today, but I will keep an eye on them to see if and when repair work begins. If something happens, we’ll report it here on DCist.