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The spectator shoe, also known as co-respondent shoe, is a style of low-heeled, oxford, semi-brogue or full brogue constructed from two contrasting colours, typically having the toe and heel cap and sometimes the lace panels in a darker colour than the main body of the shoe. [ 1][ 2][ 3] This style of shoe dates from the nineteenth century but ...
Shoomaker's Saloon. Coordinates: 38.896°N 77.029°W. Shoomaker's Saloon (c. 1917) 1311 E Street NW, Washington, DC. Shoomaker's Saloon, a favorite bar of lobbyists and politicians, was located on Washington, DC's Rum Row. It is widely known as the birthplace of the Rickey cocktail .
DC Shoes, Inc. is an American brand specializes in footwear for action sports, for skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags, accessories, hats, t-shirts, and posters.
The Cosmos Club is a 501 (c) (7) private social club in Washington, D.C., that was founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878 as a gentlemen's club for those interested in science. [ 1][ 2] Among its stated goals is, "The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art and also their mutual improvement by social intercourse." [ 3]
Abraham Lincoln (1920) is a colossal seated figure of the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers. Located in the Lincoln Memorial (constructed 1914–1922) on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the statue was unveiled in 1922.
Damon Way (born September 23, 1971) is an American designer, brand marketer, entrepreneur and musician. He co-founded DC Shoes [1] [2] in 1994. In 2008 he became a partner at Incase Designs, and transitioned to Chief Brand Officer. [3] In 2016 he launched skateboarding apparel brand, FACT. [4] In 2018 he cofounded spatial audio brand Syng, [5 ...
Dave Chappelle Goldie Hawn Helen Hayes Taraji P. Henson Christopher Meloni. Gbenga Akinnagbe (born 1978), actor; born in D.C.; Jonathan Banks (born 1947), actor; born in D.C.; Dave Bautista (born 1969), actor and former wrestler of the WWE; born in D.C.
19th century. Washington, D.C.'s first major influx of Irish came in 1844 from rural areas, spurred by the Irish Famine. Some Irish laborers were recorded as builders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the mid 1820s to the 1850s and as workers in the port of Georgetown. Records indicate that some of the Irish builders of the C&O canal were ...