After reopening a month or so ago after many months of rebuilding, the escalators at Union Station leading to the Red Line metrorail station are again out of service. How Now Brown Pau snapped this photo here, posted it in DCist Photos and voiced his frustrations. Wow, WMATA! You’re totally going for that world record for most escalator breakdowns at a single station, aren’t you? Go for it! You can do it! Reach for those…
Although it may be more than a month away, it seems in D.C. it’s never too early to look forward to the Presidential Inauguration. What do you need to know? First things first. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Activities boasts a spiffy new website with historical tidbits, an FAQ, and a webcam on the stage under construction, and a page with instructions about getting tickets to the swearing-in ceremony. The NY Post reports Democratic…
You can never have too many Christmas trees. The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is being lit today on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol. The U.S. Air Force band will perform and House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), will light the U.S. Capitol Holiday Tree tonight. The White House already has their tree up, but DCist thinks it’s a bit garish compared to the tastefulness of the Capitol tree. In fact, we urge any and…
The lower terrace of the Capitols West Front will close to pedestrian traffic Sept. 22 when construction of stands for the 2005 inauguration ceremony begins, Roll Call is reporting. During the construction, entrances will be closed and public tours will be detoured. We’ve heard that according to a Sept. 10 memorandum issued by Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman, the lower terrace will remain closed until mid-February 2005, after the stands are removed. The inauguration…
