By Southwester Staff Waterfront Village announced that the 6th annual Homes of the Southwest Waterfront home tour will take place on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. “Extraordinary views of the Wharf are sure to be among highlights this year,” said Waterfront Village Executive Director Pam Troutman. […]
Anacostia Community Museum Launches Augmented Reality Tour of Southwest
By Southwester Staff A new app-based walking tour from the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum leads users through Southwest DC while telling the story of the neighborhood’s redevelopment. “Before the Bulldozers: Historic Southwest D.C. Exposed” uses location-based storytelling, augmented reality and immersive audio to examine larger issues of housing inequality through […]
Docomomo DC to Host Walking Tour of Modernist Southwest DC
The local DC chapter of an international and national preservationist organization will host a walking tour of the modernist enclave of Southwest Washington DC on Oct. 11. To mark Docomomo-US’s National Tour Day, the newly formed Washington chapter will highlight the neighborhood’s historically significant mid-century modern architecture. Southwest DC boasts […]