Walking around I noticed something in the alley, the developers/contractors finally put bars up behind their house.
The problem was the rear of the house had an unsecured entry from the alley. So I’d see kids, teens, bums going into this house’s alcove to do whatever. The slow progression of the owners ‘getting it’ probably started when they found people in the basement, which was open to all from the alley. Developers of Shaw, just because it isn’t visable from the street at 30 mph, doesn’t mean anyone isn’t going to notice that the door doesn’t have a lock. So over time I noticed damage to the building as it was undergoing stop/start contruction. The back door had a broken window, and so that got boarded up. I’m going to take a wild guess that there were break ins. I know, the house is empty why break in? Shelter. Contractor tools. Building materials. Later the basement got closed off. The alcove, however remained open so it could still provide shelter to a homeless person, or temporary office for a hooker. Now finally, that is closed off and teens and crackheads can stay out.
Thinking of crime prevention I always thought we could do with these signs I saw in London. Well the Kew Gardens section of London, because they weren’t in Wimbinton. Simply reminding people to not leave things in cars. I so wanted to steal one of those signs and take them back to the States, but figured it bad form to steal a crime prevention sign.
\\\\The music ended about 8:30pm. I did not call the cops.
Month: September 2004
DM little party
It’s only 4 o’clock, its going to go on for much longer.
It began around 11:30AM. I wandered off to take pictures of the neighborhood and visit folks. I came back around 3. It was still going on, now there are people there.
It’s the base. I’m sitting in the center of my house and I hear the base. I’ve got the loud fan on, NPR loud and I still hear the gd base. So I wandered over to talk to DM about the music. She was nice about it and said she couldn’t turn the base down (she doesn’t care to turn the base down or the music). She asked if she could just have a little something for her son, just a school thing (son nowhere in sight) and it will be over at 10 (when she darn well feels like it).
I am so calling the cops at 10:15.
Dunkin Donuts
Dunkin Donut’s walkby store (you can’t go in) at Rhode Island and New Jersey is now open. Lucky for me, they aren’t as good as Krispie Kreeme. The hours posted are 6AM to 10PM and apparently they only take cash.
Upcoming meetings for ANC 5C
Copied from e-mail sent by Berry
Neighbors,
Please find below, the notice that has been developed for the next two
meetings of ANC 5C. Please help us to spread the word in the
community.
Best,
Jim Berry
ANC 5C
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 5C
POST OFFICE BOX 77761
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013
TELEPHONE: (202) 832-1965/1966
www.anc5c.org
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES
Monthly Forum
Invited guests include representatives from the following
organizations:
DC OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION
METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
GREENVEST L.C. re. MCMILLAN RESERVOIR
Where: First New Hope Baptist Church
1822 3rd Street, N.E.
When: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Time: 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
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Town Hall Meeting On Housing
Where: McKinley Technology High School
151 T Street, N.E.
When: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Time: 9:00 A.M. until Noon