The hot-off-the-presses
Aug. 10 Voice of the Hill (PDF) has a front-page report about the efforts to save the 106-year-old
Anacostia Community Boathouse, under threat because of the pending changes to the 11th Street Bridges. The boathouse is one of the two red-brick buildings that are on the Anacostia River shore, right in between the two bridge spans (the second building, which is not in danger of being demolished, was recently the recipient of a $300,000 grant from DDOT to help its renovation). The
11th Street Bridges Environmental Impact Study, currently underway, has ID'ed four different build options for the bridges (to better link them to the Anacostia Freeway), and three of those options impact the boathouse. Public comment on the EIS is being accepted until Aug. 28.
UPDATE: Oops, should have included this link to the
Anacostia Community Boathouse Association "Save the Boathouse" page.