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vautwaco t1_j2b5qof wrote

Imagine carrying groceries up those stairs.

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EastoftheCap t1_j2b91ln wrote

People have caught demons from playing around on these steps. Be careful.

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StopDropAndRollTide t1_j2bpqwj wrote

All fun and games until it’s not fun and games. Never been a fan of those steps.

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ProtectionLazy1154 t1_j2bqsg4 wrote

It actually happened in Mt Rainer. The house was tore down in the 80s and they put a park there.

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layingfive t1_j2brhv6 wrote

It just occurred to me that the shot of Joaquin Phoenix coming down the steps in “Joker” must have been an allusion to these steps.

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curious_mushroom928 t1_j2ceoij wrote

a classmate of mine at georgetown saw doug emhoff working out on the steps earlier this year!

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Playful-Translator49 t1_j2cjsgh wrote

No one cares about Georgetown anymore. It was a cool place with fun bars in the 90’s. But now, it’s tourists, chain places and meh

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damnatio_memoriae t1_j2cv3ig wrote

used to run up and down those stairs on the daily... dont miss that.

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RyVsWorld t1_j2cxxy9 wrote

Is the that the new exorcism victim at the top of the stairs?

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eudaimonia_dc t1_j2dcbt5 wrote

Once you’re at the top, make sure to check out the two life size Transformers statues nearby.

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sirdrizzzle t1_j2e2bkw wrote

Back in the 80's my dumb ass would climb along the fence (top of left wall in photo) and sit on top of the arch platform above the bottom of the steps to drink with buddies. It was about 2.5 feet wide and had a slight peak in the middle for run off. We would split a six pack and the rule was you had to stay sitting there till you finished your three beers. We were fucking idiots. Little has changed.

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Oldbayistheshit t1_j2ejeom wrote

Anyone else curios how the hell the gas station went out of business?

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StoreProfessional947 t1_j2ek0ui wrote

Next year if I’m here for Halloween I will dance down those steps in a joker cosplay costume

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ItsGeneC t1_j2fu6vm wrote

The story of these steps is that in the era of streetcars, there were two competing lines serving Georgetown. One ran across the bridge to Roslyn & Northern Virginia, and it terminated at the streetcar barn, still located next to the steps. The other line, into DC, ran along Prospect St, at the top of the bluff. The steps were the only way to “transfer” between these lines.

Imagine making that climb every day going to work downtown. Hell, indeed.

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