February 04, 2010 - 7:25 am

Snowpocalypse, Part Deux

Cooper Circle under Snow

The National Weather Service is predicting a snow storm to cover Washington from Friday morning through Saturday evening.  The storm is expected to leave 12 – 20 inches of snow.

So far we’ve been impressed with the dedication of Howard University Hospital’s groundskeepers, who are out there within an hour of the first flake to clear the sidewalks.

Here’s a novel idea we found online for a pedal-powered snow plow.  If someone is willing to build it, we’re willing to drive it down every sidewalk in LeDroit Park.

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January 12, 2010 - 7:31 am

More Snopocalypse

“Of course, the storm is the big story, it is unbelievable. It actually paralyzed Washington more than Joe Lieberman. In fact, there was so much white powder in D.C., people thought Marion Barry was mayor again.”  — Jay Leno, Dec. 21, 2009

We turned on our camera to discover a few more photos of LeDroit Park after the Snowpocalyse that ended the weekend before Christmas.  Enjoy.  (Click each photo to view a larger version)

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Looking south on Fourth Street:

Fourth Street

Fourth & T Streets

Anna J. Cooper Circle under snow:

Cooper Circle under Snow

Winterberries

LeDroit Park’s own painted ladies:

300 Block of T Street

Icicles to kill!

Icicles

500 Block of T Street

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December 20, 2009 - 3:00 am

Winter Wonderland

LeDroit Park Gate in Snow

The record snowfall ended around 1 am on Sunday morning, leaving one to two feet of accumulated snow across the region. We spent much of the day out around town. With many stores closed and little to do, we found fellow Washingtonians friendly and relaxed.

At Meridian Hill Park, about 40 people showed up to sled down snow-packed steps.

Shoooooooo

Most were just spectators, though.

Sledding Spectators

Whoosh

Christmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to young and old,
meek and the bold,

Just a few blocks away at Fourteenth and U Streets, futureMAGINING, the folks responsible for the pillow fight a few months back, hosted a whimsical snowball fight, which wasn’t without its own tempest.

Snowball Mayhem

Snowball Mayhem

And the Postal Service held to its motto.

Postal Ad

Metro halted all bus service and at 1 pm train service was limited to underground stations. The District government claims to have plowed every street at least once, but we encountered many streets (especially the narrow ones) that don’t appear to have been touched. Main roads, such as Fourteenth Street, received their needed treatment.

DDOT Plows Fourteenth Street

We took the Green Line downtown and found the streets, including Pennsylvania Avenue, deserted.

Pennsylvania Avenue

Some took the opportunity to play football on the Mall.

Snow Football on the Mall

The Senate was still in session, though it’s a surprise that any Senators could find their way to the Capitol.

IMG_3938

We spotted birds huddling for heat on top of a warm Metro vent next to Seventh Street on the Mall:

Bird Huddle

We helped build a snow Java the Hut.

Snowman Creation

The Smithsonians were closed, as were the National Gallery of Art and the Sculpture Garden.

Sculpture Garden

Farragut Square was deserted.

Farragut Square Under Cover

‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the White House
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse

White House

God rest ye merry gentlemen.

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