Photo caption: A rendering from the new 2017 PUD of the proposed development. Author’s note: This is part five of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development […]
What’s in a Name: A Series on Shakespeare, SEU, and Southwest, Part 4
Author’s note: This is part four of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development debate. This series, started in Sept. 2015, continues to focus on the […]
SEU Building Demolished to Make Way for Theater Company
Photo courtesy of Perry Klein This is a photo showing the demolition of the Southeastern University building as viewed along 6th St. SW near I St. The building has been unoccupied for several years and is being razed to make way for the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s offices, rehearsal space, and […]
Shakespeare Forum Draws Strong Community Participation
On July 28, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) hosted a forum about 501 Eye Street SW. This vacant site, once the home of several enrichment organizations, has become a focus of divergent visions for Southwest. One would seek to retain the quiet, residential charm Southwesters have grown to love; the […]