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Apr 21, 2015

Photos: Underneath McMillan Park, A Piece of Untouched D.C. History

DCist’s Pablo Maurer recently took some gorgeous, haunting pictures underneath McMillan Park.

Dec 07, 2012

D.C. Offers Solution to Bloomingdale Flooding: Big Tanks Under McMillan

D.C. has proposed a solution to flooding at Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park: big holding tanks under the McMillan Sand Filtration site.

Jun 26, 2012

D.C. Discontinues Tours of McMillan Sand Filtration Site

D.C. recently discontinued tours of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site, prompting complaints from residents that led tours of the old water treatment plant.

Dec 16, 2010

Cab Driver Drives Onto McMillan Sand Filtration Site

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday: this afternoon, a cab driver apparently drove his taxi through a wire fence and into the middle of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site.

 
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