I just wandered over, and it looks like the construction folks are finishing off the exterior of the new East Hall building! (There are a few more pix here.) The HVAC ducts are hanging from the building waiting to be hooked up to the housings that are patiently waiting in the Hine Junior High parking lot, and they've already wrapped a few panels on the eastern face of the building with a sky-blue wrapping that looks like it'll have all the names of the merchants on it.
Gary Peterson sent an update out today that said that it looks like August 18th is the fully-up-and-running date for the building, and that the CHCF intends to cover the costs of whatever the merchants need to make that date happen! The other news he passed on is that for now, the DDOT intends to keep Seventh Street closed to traffic on weekends, and will be evaluating the impact of the closing over the course of the fall.
DCist posted a bit yesterday about the anticipated opening of the East Hall, fleshing out details from the NBC4/Examiner stories with statements by Mike Bowers and information about the funds that've been raised or earmarked for the rebuilding efforts.
Finally, the Eastern Market Music Series will continue this Sunday, with the blues & R&B of Daryl Davis at 10:30 AM, and the Piedmont blues of Little Bit a Blues at 1:00 PM. Last weekend's performances looked to be pretty well-attended, which is great!
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My husband and I went by yesterday, and we were so excited to see the progress on the building. We practically jumped up and down when we saw "Union Meat" listed on the blue banner on the building - our red meat intake has dropped to nothing since they've been gone - and we look forward to having our steaks custom-cut and getting cooking tips once again!
Posted by Roberta | August 1, 2007 11:34 AM
Posted on August 1, 2007 11:34