Dinosaurs in Bloomingdale?

Apparently so.

From a 1996 John Hopkins Magazine:

"The other Washington discovery was made in 1942, when a large Astrodon thighbone was uncovered during construction on a water filtration plant at First and Channing Streets NW. According to vertebrate paleontologist Charles W. Gilmore, the bone belonged to a sauropod "about 10 feet high at the hips and 50 or 60 feet long, weighing approximately 10 tons. Apparently, from the geological evidence, it was trapped in a small pond or mudhole and so perished."

9 minute 'history of LeDroit Park' YouTube video

Here is a cool cross post from the LeDroit Park list:

Neighbors—I don’t believe this video has been posted on the email list before so I thought I would share. I saw this posted on Twitter by a local resident earlier today. She indicated that Bloomingdale resident Smokey Stevens was the narrator. Thanks to @ekarleckert for sharing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hve4OjadzWM

Regards,

Dina

Rosemarie Onwukwe's recent "Images of America: Bloomingdale" booksigning

Bloomingdale resident Rosemarie Onwukwe had a booksigning at the Border's bookstore downtown at 18th & L St NW on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 for her book Images of America: Bloomingdale.

Here is a photo from the booksigning.

book signing for Rosemarie Onwukwe's book on a history of Bloomingdale

See this message from Bloomingdale resident Dianne Barnes:

YOU ARE INVITED TO A BOOK SIGNING - AUTHOR - Ms. Rosemarie Onwakwe - A Bloomingdale Resident

Please consider attending a book signing on July 11, 2010 to recognize Ms. Rosemarie Onwakwe who is the author of a book providing Historical Events within the "Bloomingdale" Neighborhood.

The first book signing will occur on Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 4 PM - 5 PM at Dianne Barnes` home.

The second book signing will occur at Big Bear Cafe. No date set at this time for the book signing at Big Bear Cafe.

Regards,
Dianne