Time again to dig into the
What's the Deal With....? mailbag. Reader BH has asked about the two boarded-up gas stations and the old KFC along
South Capitol Street, wondering when they're going to be demolished.
I have no answer, alas, for the former Exxon station on the east side of the street at I, which has been closed
since May 2006 after
its owner pleaded guilty to double-billing government contractors for more than $120,000; JPI was apparently somewhat interested in acquiring it so that they could build
23 I on the entire block, but that doesn't seem to have happened.
The KFC/Taco Bell closed in June
after being bought by Ruben Companies, which has long-term plans for
an office building on the site, to match their
SC1100 on the east side of the street and
21 L Street to the north. However, they are not planning to demolish the KFC anytime soon, and in fact are looking to rent the space to a food-related business in the near-to-medium term.
(I went 1 for 3 on this. Yeeech. This is what I get for not anticipating that
WTDW.... questions wouldn't necessarily be ones I know the answers to! But I'm willing to keep trying--if you have a WTDW.... question,
pass it along. Be advised, though, that I'm posting these as I can get to them, so submissions may not get addressed right away.)