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The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere

January 29, 2012 @ 12:51 pm

Is Dupont Station and Wheaton (WMATA station) the same thing? If so, here’s a video of the longest running escalator in the Western hemisphere. If you trip and fall, you are doomed. UPDATE: This is not the same as the … Continue reading →

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Emerald City: A scenic short film about Seattle

August 21, 2011 @ 7:11 pm

Using Mat Kearney’s song “City of Black and White” as its soundtrack, this short film shows off some of the sights of Seattle, Washington. I’ve been there once before for a very short stay and I hope I can go … Continue reading →

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Drive-through simulation of a proposed bored tunnel in Seattle

August 4, 2011 @ 12:04 am

I honestly don’t know how I got to this video (lots of related video clicks I assume) but there’s something about this that seems very soothing. From the video description: The Federal Highway Administration, Washington State Department of Transportation and … Continue reading →

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Emergency Team Of 8th-Grade Civics Teachers Dispatched To Washington

July 27, 2011 @ 9:07 pm

The Onion, always so topical! Haha. If only this were true.

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Getting Over in Seattle

June 23, 2011 @ 2:11 am

Jesse Lomax explores the less-publicized community of graffiti writers in Seattle, WA. Love this “hidden” faces…

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Washington, D.C. street tree map

May 1, 2011 @ 3:04 pm

See all those colorful dots up there? That’s every single street tree location in Washington, D.C., mapped out by CaseyTrees using data from Urban Forestry Administration which plants and maintains the trees in the area. If you want to see … Continue reading →

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