Glen Echo Park

Image by Kaplansa ( Image licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported ) It may not look like much today but this peeling Art Deco facade was – as the name suggests – once the grand entrance to the Crystal Pool at Glen Echo Park , a long-gone attraction in what is a now a slightly spooky incarnation of its former self.  While still very much in existence, there’s a sense that Glen Echo Park is not quite what it once was, and that time and technology have long since passed it...Read Full Story

This weekend, my family and I went to the famed Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD. Glen Echo Park is a well known and historic destination that has been familiar to Washingtonians and Marylanders alike for over a century. My parents took me to Glen Echo often as a kid to see plays (with marionettes!) and to ride the carousel, which underwent a massive renovation that spanned 20 years (!) from 1983 and 2003. The park was founded in 1893 and operated as an amusement park until 1963. The Dentzel...Read Full Story

The answer is YES if it’s at the Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo, Maryland.  Adventure Theatre will have a Cued Speech performance of If You Give A Mouse a Cookie , on Thursday, April 9th at 1:30pm.  Adventure Theatre is willing to do more Cued performances if they see that there is a demand.  Currently, they provide one ASL Interpreted performance per show.  I believe this will be their first Cued Speech performance.  For more information and ticket prices visit their website .  Bring your...Read Full Story

In continuing with Miss Glen Echo's Five Basic Things, I will introduce you all to the final two tidbits: the "when" and the "where." The "when" was somewhat a contentious issue. Mr. Glen Echo and I got engaged September 08 and I really wanted to the wedding October 2009. Mr. Glen Echo's brother, however, had plans to go to China and you cannot have a wedding without a best man...so that got nixed. Anytime before October 09 would have not been enough time for us to save money, and I just did...Read Full Story

Hallie and Matthew were married at one of the coolest venues in DC, Glen Echo Park . What was once the premier amusement park in the Washington, DC area, Glen Echo has undergone various renovations in recent years and is a great place to have a fabulous vintage-inspired wedding! Event Planner: Wish Special Events Florist: Atelier Floral & Event Design Caterer: Main Event Photographer: Documentary Associates All images by Documentary Associates. All images by Documentary Associates .Read Full Story

Echo Park 90012 Real Estate 213 250 4404 About Ken Shapiro of Silverwood Properties There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional - integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how Ken works Ken worked for 30 years in sales and marketing at a large non-profit organization Ken was in the top 1 percentile of producing real...Read Full Story

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