query: where is greyhound station in washington dc?

title: Washington Union Station

text: BoltBus, Megabus, and Washington Deluxe later that year from a new bus facility in the station's parking garage. By November 15, 2011, BoltBus, Megabus, Tripper Bus, and Washington Deluxe were operating from the new facility. On September 26, 2012, Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Lines relocated all of their Washington, D.C., operations to the facility. Buses of the Georgetown-Union Station route of the DC Circulator system stop within the facility every ten minutes during operating hours. As of 2017, OurBus now services Union Station, providing routes to Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. The DC Streetcar's H Street/Benning Road Line

title: Old Greyhound Terminal (Washington, D.C.)

text: Old Greyhound Terminal (Washington, D.C.) The Old Greyhound Terminal was a bus terminal serving Greyhound Lines located at 1100 New York Avenue NW in Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the United States operating from 1940 to the 1980s. It was used extensively during World War II to transport servicemen, and played a minor role in the Civil Rights Movement. It was saved through the intervention of preservationists. Most of the building was incorporated in the new 1100 New York Avenue high-rise office building when it was built in 1991. On September 1932, a hearing involving the Public Utilities Commission, Several DC

text: restored and the history of the building put forward. The 12-floor building was designed by Keyes Condon Florance Eichbaum Esocoff King, completed in 1991 and rises to . The "Greyhound" name and the running hound logo were removed and replaced with "1100" and "New York Ave" but the clock remained. The office structure was built where the bus docks and parking once stood right behind the waiting area. A small exhibit on antique buses is located in the north lobby. Old Greyhound Terminal (Washington, D.C.) The Old Greyhound Terminal was a bus terminal serving Greyhound Lines located at 1100 New

title: Capitol Greyhound Lines

text: Greyhound Corporation). Capitol Greyhound Lines The Capitol Greyhound Lines (called also Capitol or CpGL), a highway-coach carrier, was a Greyhound regional operating company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, from 1930 until 1954, when it was merged into the Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, a neighboring operating company. The Capitol Greyhound Lines (GL) came into existence in November 1930, as a joint venture (owned in two equal shares) by the Blue and Gray (B&G) Transit Company and The Greyhound Corporation to operate a single new main line along U.S. Route 50 between Washington, DC and Saint Louis, Missouri via Winchester, Virginia; Clarksburg and

title: Capitol Greyhound Lines

text: Capitol Greyhound Lines The Capitol Greyhound Lines (called also Capitol or CpGL), a highway-coach carrier, was a Greyhound regional operating company, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, from 1930 until 1954, when it was merged into the Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, a neighboring operating company. The Capitol Greyhound Lines (GL) came into existence in November 1930, as a joint venture (owned in two equal shares) by the Blue and Gray (B&G) Transit Company and The Greyhound Corporation to operate a single new main line along U.S. Route 50 between Washington, DC and Saint Louis, Missouri via Winchester, Virginia; Clarksburg and Parkersburg, West

text: consumer complain. Flies, roaches, broken toilet seats, broken trash containers, windows with no screens, absence of paper towels and general uncleanliness were witnessed. The company was given five days to start the work and two weeks to complete all repairs. In 1976, Greyhound Lines decided to remodel the building to make it fit more in the modern downtown Washington, DC was becoming. It was decided to box up the art deco building. Architect Gordon Holmquist was tasked with the job. The remodel would install concrete asbestos panels and a metal mansard roof around the building. The entire remodel cost $1,000,000.

text: a completion date of November 15, 1939. It would house the buses of the Pennsylvania, Richmond, Capital and Atlantic Greyhound Lines as well as the Corporation managing the terminal and have air-conditioning. The site had previously been occupied by Annapolis Railway which had closed down in 1935. The architects were Wischmeyer, Arrasmith & Elswick of Louisville, KY and Frances P. Sullivan of Washington, DC. The current tenants were given 90-day notices. On August 10, 1939, it was announced that the old terminal had been leased to Arthur G. Dezendorf who operated a chain of automobile service stations and parking lot.

title: Old Greyhound Bus Station (Jackson, Mississippi)

text: Old Greyhound Bus Station (Jackson, Mississippi) The Greyhound Bus Station at 219 N. Lamar St., Jackson, Mississippi, was the site of many arrests during the May 1961 Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement. The Art Deco building has been preserved and currently functions as an architect's office. In 1937, Greyhound Lines contracted for a new bus station in Jackson, Mississippi. Incorporating a streamlined style and vertical, illuminated "Greyhound" marquee, it is unique for its structural glass exterior. When operating as a bus station, the building included a coffeeshop and bathing facilities. Sources differ on whether the station is the

title: Pennsylvania Station (1910–1963)

text: of Penn Station was initially 600 V DC third rail. It was later changed to 11,000 V AC overhead catenary when electrification of PRR's mainline was extended to Washington, D.C., in the early 1930s. By 1935, Penn Station had served over a billion passengers. A Greyhound Lines bus terminal was built to the north of Penn Station, facing 34th Street, in 1935. However, within a decade, the bus terminal had gone into decline, and was frequented by low-level criminals and the homeless. The Greyhound bus terminal soon saw competition from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, located seven blocks north of

text: interior. The state of Mississippi has placed an explanatory marker on the site. Old Greyhound Bus Station (Jackson, Mississippi) The Greyhound Bus Station at 219 N. Lamar St., Jackson, Mississippi, was the site of many arrests during the May 1961 Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement. The Art Deco building has been preserved and currently functions as an architect's office. In 1937, Greyhound Lines contracted for a new bus station in Jackson, Mississippi. Incorporating a streamlined style and vertical, illuminated "Greyhound" marquee, it is unique for its structural glass exterior. When operating as a bus station, the building included

title: Greyhound Bus Station (Montgomery, Alabama)

text: the Alabama Historical Commission and a historical marker was located in front of the building. In 2011, a museum was opened inside the building, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum won a national preservation award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2012. In 1950, Greyhound Lines retained architect W.S. Arrasmith to build a new bus station in Montgomery, Alabama, to replace an earlier station on North Court Street. Incorporating a streamlined style and vertical "Greyhound" name in neon, it is an unassuming example of Greyhound bus stations in that time, derived

text: Union Station recover from the National Visitor Center failure and the lack of parking there, adding a bus terminal in Union Station was not on the agenda but both Greyhound Lines and Trailways were in talks to get closer to the Station. On June 2, 1981, Greyhound Lines announced a multi-million land swap with developer Morton Bender in the presence of Mayor Marion Barry. The developer would build a new terminal at 90 K Street NE, a block from Union Station and he would gain the old terminal which was not located in a prime location downtown. Prices had gone

text: terminal. After arriving on site, DC police searched but did not find anything and left. A second phone call came in at 10:50am and informed the staff that it was in a locker. The police returned with a dog trained in detecting explosives and using a stethoscope, the locker was found on the west wall. The locker was pried open and the bomb found at 11:15am. In the summer of 1974, the Greyhound Lines were ordered by the city to clean the bathrooms. It followed an inspection on July 30, 1974 by the DC Environmental Health Administration based on a

title: Columbia, South Carolina

text: The city is served daily by Amtrak station, with the Silver Star trains connecting Columbia with New York City, Washington, DC, Savannah, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and Miami. The station is located at 850 Pulaski St. Greyhound Lines formerly operated a station on Gervais Street, in the eastern part of downtown, providing Columbia with intercity bus transportation. The station relocated to 710 Buckner Road in February 2015. MegaBus began operations in Columbia in 2015. There routes include stops in Atlanta, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, DC, and New York City, New York. The station is located on Sumter Street. The

text: the building were the thirteen covered docks used for loading and unloading of arriving and departing buses. Twenty additional spaces were also available to park more buses and a cab stand was to be provided. In the basement, one could find the restrooms for men and women as well as the store rooms used by the restaurant. On the second floor where the executive offices of the Washington branche of the Greyhound Lines, the telephone system and telephone operators as well as the accounting department and the traffic department. On March 26, 1940, the first bus entered the terminal at

text: 12:01. All buses from the Greyhound Lines, Peninsula Bus Company and the Blue Ridge Bus Company would arrive and depart from this terminal. All buses entered the terminal from 11th Street NW and exited on 12th Street NW. In the first few years, the station was to experience heavy use with servicemen and civilians moving all over the country for the war effort in World War II. Sailors, soldiers and airmen were being moved all over the country. Greyhound Lines played an important role in the war effort due to rationing of gas and rubber and advertised it. On July

text: Streetcars, the Short Lines and representatives of the Greyhound Lines took place regarding the request for a new Terminal for the bus company on the Northern side of New York Avenue NW between 14th and 15th Street NE. A previous permit had been denied. The Washington Railway and Electric Company and the Short Lines opposed the project while the Capital Traction Company had no objection on the location of the terminal. The Washington Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade and the Merchants and Manufacturers Associations supported the project. A week later a building permit was granted by the Public

title: Transportation in Williamsburg, Virginia

text: bus services use this Center. It is located in a restored building which was formerly a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway station, and affords easy access to the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor's Center. The city is served by several Amtrak trains a day, with direct service to Newport News, along the Virginia Peninsula to Richmond, and points along the Northeast Corridor from Washington DC through New York City to Boston. A high-speed rail connection at Richmond to both the Northeast Corridor and the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor are also under study. Intercity bus service is provided by Greyhound Lines (Carolina Trailways)

title: Washington Union Station

text: on a northbound train, which then departs north towards Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and eventually Boston. The Red Line Metrorail station of the same name is underground beneath the western side of the building. Entrances are located inside Union Station with direct access from the high-level MARC and Amtrak platforms, from the east side of First Street NE, or from just outside the station at Massachusetts Avenue NE, providing access to the main concourse. On August 1, 2011, John Porcari, the United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation, announced that Union Station would begin serving intercity buses operated by Greyhound Lines,

title: Wilmington station (Delaware)

text: served by SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line with service to Center City Philadelphia and Newark, Delaware. Like all stations in Delaware, SEPTA service is provided under contract and funded through DART First State, which also provides extensive local bus service as they have since 1994. Greyhound Lines intercity buses stop at the Wilmington Bus Station adjacent to the Wilmington station at 101 North French Street. The bus terminal is attached to the station's parking garage. Greyhound Lines provides direct, one seat ride service from the bus terminal to various cities including Baltimore, New York City, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington,

title: Greyhound Lines

text: Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc., usually shortened to Greyhound, is an intercity bus common carrier serving over 3,800 destinations across North America. The company's first route began in Hibbing, Minnesota in 1914, and the company adopted the "Greyhound" name in 1929. Since October 2007, Greyhound has been a subsidiary of British transportation company FirstGroup, but continues to be based in Dallas, Texas, where it has been headquartered since 1987. Greyhound and its sister companies in FirstGroup America are the largest motorcoach operators in the United States and Canada. Carl Eric Wickman was born in Sweden in 1887. In 1905, he

title: Greyhound Bus Depot (Columbia, South Carolina)

text: Greyhound Bus Depot (Columbia, South Carolina) The Greyhound Bus Depot is a former Greyhound Lines intercity bus station in Columbia, South Carolina. It is at 1200 Blanding Street in downtown Columbia. The depot was named to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 1989. After the bus terminal was closed, the building became a bank. Currently, it is a physician's office. The building was constructed in 1938 and 1939 for Atlantic Greyhound Lines. The bus station was closed in 1987. In 1990, it was acquired by Lexington National Bank. They used the ticket windows as teller windows. After

text: and at least one black rider sitting up front, where seats under segregation had been reserved for white customers by local custom throughout the South. The rest of the team would sit scattered throughout the rest of the bus. One rider would abide by the South's segregation rules in order to avoid arrest and to contact CORE and arrange bail for those who were arrested. The participants where all volunteers and did not encounter any issues on their departure from the Greyhound and Trailways Terminals in Washington, DC. They encountered some small incidents in Virginia and North Carolina and John

text: was a sailor was missing in the Pacific. The terminal was the departure point for the "Freedom Ride 1961" on board a Greyhound bus. On May 4, 1961, thirteen black and white men and women aged 18 to 61 divided into two mixed groups boarded a Trailways bus (from the Trailways Terminal located a block away) and a Greyhound bus (from this terminal) in Washington, DC to begin a two week trip into Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. They planned on arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 17, 1961. This trip was called "Freedom

title: Southeastern Greyhound Lines

text: West via the Overseas Highway. The FGL met the Atlantic GL and the Southeastern GL to the north. In 1957, as the second version of the GM PD-4104 replaced and displaced the ACF-Brill IC-41 coaches of the Southeastern GL, Greyhound moved the retired IC-41s to a storage lot at the Greyhound shop on New York Avenue NE in Washington, DC. As the next tourist season approached in Washington, the management of the new DC Transit System, which in 1956 had replaced the Capital Transit Company, felt a need to acquire more coaches (as inexpensively as possible) for its charter and

title: George Washington Bridge Bus Station

text: and Short Line) and Ameribus. Service is also provided by Spanish Transportation with its Express Service jitneys. On September 20, 2017, Greyhound announced that it would be providing service to the station starting September 27, while keeping the Port Authority Bus Terminal as its primary New York City location. Local buses stop at a lower level and on the streets outside the station. Local service includes: George Washington Bridge Bus Station The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in

title: Atlantic Greyhound Lines

text: in Washington, DC, and in Norfolk and Richmond. AGL took part in a large number of major interlined north-south through-routes (using pooled equipment in cooperation with other Greyhound companies) – that is, the use of through-coaches on through-routes running through the territories of two or more Greyhound regional operating companies – between various pairs of cities (first between New York City and Jacksonville), including: in the north, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Boston, New York City, and Washington, and in the south, Norfolk, Memphis, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Saint Petersburg, and New Orleans. In November 1960, in another round of consolidation,

title: Washington Union Station

text: the cost of building an access across the tracks. At the March 10, 1902 meeting, the President of the Association informed the audience that the District Commissioners was supportive of requests of the citizens of Washington, DC and that H Street would remain open with a 750 ft tunnel running under the tracks. The Station and tracks took the place of over 100 houses in the heart of an impoverished neighborhood called "Swampoodle" where crime was rampant. It was the end of a community but the beginning of a new era for Washington, DC. Tiber Creek which was prone to

title: Washington DC City Pages

text: use of all its advertising services to nonprofits, musicians, artists and organizations. In 2008, DCpages created the Washington DC Network to use all media types to promote clients’ messages. The Washington DC Network connects clients to as many as two million unique visitors a month. Matt Toledo become the principal programming administrator during this new phase of development. In 2010, DCpages began integration with outside social networks. Washington DC City Pages Washington DC City Pages, usually referred to as "DCpages", is an online community network founded in 1994. DCpages introduced the concept of online community publications in the Washington DC

title: Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station

text: Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station The Blytheville Greyhond Bus Station is located at 109 North 5th Street in Blytheville, Arkansas. It is a single-story island-type station with rounded corners, and projecting canopies on either side. The main entrance also has a rounded canopy over it, and a vertical sign rising above, advertising the Greyhound Bus Lines. This stations was built by the company c. 1937, when it was undergoing a major expansion campaign. The building is one of the finest examples of Art Moderne styling in the state. The station was designed by architects William Nowland Van Powell and Ben Watson

title: Verizon Washington, DC

text: all of its operating companies. C&P Telephone Co. was renamed Bell Atlantic Washington, DC, Inc. After Bell Atlantic's merger with GTE in 2000, the system was renamed Verizon, and so were its Bell Operating Companies. Bell Atlantic Washington, DC, Inc., was renamed Verizon Washington, DC, Inc. Verizon Washington, DC The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company was founded in June 1883. C&P Telephone Co. provided telephone service to Washington, D.C. In July 1969, President Richard Nixon's telephone call to astronauts on the moon originated from C&P Telephone Co. equipment. After AT&T's 1969 corporate identity overhaul, which included the famous Saul Bass

text: Lewis was attacked in Rock Hill, South Carolina. However, in Birmingham, Alabama and in Anniston, Alabama extensive violence took place which made international news. With the support of local authorities, the Ku Klux Klan organized violence against the group. The Greyhound bus was attacked and firebombed and both groups were beaten by the mobs. This trip played a significant role in the Civil Rights movement. By the 1970s, the terminal had most the elegance and charm of the 1940s. Bus transportation had lost it glamour and the station reflected this. This is how a journalist from the Washington Post described

title: Theater Alliance of Washington, DC

text: Theater Alliance of Washington, DC Theater Alliance is a non-profit professional theater in Washington, DC, professionally incorporated in 2000 with the goal of producing work that would illuminate the experiences, philosophies and interests of DC's diverse population. That goal was furthered in 2002, when Theater Alliance moved from its home at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to become the sole theater-in-residence at the H Street Playhouse. Once the H Street Playhouse closed, Theater Alliance moved to Southeast DC, where it has been the theater-in-residence at the Anacostia Playhouse since 2013. Theater Alliance has been under the leadership of Producing Artistic

title: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel

text: for meetings. Renaissance Washington DC Hotel Renaissance Washington DC Hotel is a high-rise building located in Washington, D.C., United States. Its construction was completed in 1986. The architect of the building was Smith-Williams Group, who proposed the architectural style of the building, which is postmodern. The building rises to containing 15 stories and 807 units. The building is part of the TechWorld Plaza complex. The hotel began a major renovation of its ballroom and meeting room level in 2013. In March 2017, Cvent, an event management company, ranked the Renaissance Washington DC 89th in its annual list of the top

title: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel

text: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel Renaissance Washington DC Hotel is a high-rise building located in Washington, D.C., United States. Its construction was completed in 1986. The architect of the building was Smith-Williams Group, who proposed the architectural style of the building, which is postmodern. The building rises to containing 15 stories and 807 units. The building is part of the TechWorld Plaza complex. The hotel began a major renovation of its ballroom and meeting room level in 2013. In March 2017, Cvent, an event management company, ranked the Renaissance Washington DC 89th in its annual list of the top U.S. hotels

title: Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC

text: Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC The Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC is a 335-room, high-end boutique hotel located at 2121 P Street Northwest in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC is one of twelve Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and one of eight locations operating in the District. Kimpton opened its first Washington, D.C. hotel in 2000. Opening in 2006, Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC's theme is "Art in Motion". Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC maintains a partnership with The Phillips Collection and Smithsonian Institution. The hotel building was originally owned by Radisson Hotels

title: Harvard Club of Washington DC

text: Harvard Club of Washington DC The Harvard Club of Washington DC is a private social club operating in Washington, DC. Its membership is essentially restricted to alumni and associates of Harvard University. The Harvard Club of Washington, DC is the third most popular social club in its class in Georgetown. It does not own a physical clubhouse Membership is restricted to recipients of degrees from Harvard University, current students who have participated in an academic program at Harvard University of at least six-week duration, parents of such current students, spouses of deceased members, and those who have completed at least

title: Southeastern Greyhound Lines

text: as they had for the SEG Lines, although not nearly as many miles as before. In November 1960, in another round of consolidation, Greyhound further merged the Southeastern GL with – not into but rather "with" – the Atlantic GL (called also Atlantic or AGL), yet another neighboring regional company – thereby forming the third of four huge new divisions, the Southern Division of The Greyhound Corporation (called also the Southern GL), which reached as far to the north as Springfield and Effingham (both in Illinois), Columbus (in Ohio), Pittsburgh (in Pennsylvania), and Washington (in DC, the District of Columbia),

title: Harvard Club of Washington DC

text: one academic year at Harvard University as a professor, instructor, or officer. Current students, recent graduates, and senior graduates enjoy free or discounted memberships. Members of the Club are given reciprocal benefits at 130 Harvard Clubs in the United States and around the world. Harvard Club of Washington DC The Harvard Club of Washington DC is a private social club operating in Washington, DC. Its membership is essentially restricted to alumni and associates of Harvard University. The Harvard Club of Washington, DC is the third most popular social club in its class in Georgetown. It does not own a physical

text: of Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds, architects out of Birmingham, AL, were retained by the Alabama Historical Commission to rehabilitate and refurbish the interior of the bus station into The Freedom Rides Museum. In May 2011, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the riot at the bus station, a museum was opened in the presence of Jim Zwerg. The building was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2011. The Freedom Rides Museum focuses on the history of the protest and riot, and is open on Fridays and Saturdays. Greyhound Bus Station (Montgomery, Alabama) The Greyhound Bus Station

title: Washington DC LDS Stake

text: Washington DC LDS Stake The Washington DC Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the regional center for Mormon congregations in the Washington, D.C. area and surrounding towns and cities. The Washington DC Stake became the first stake in the mid-Atlantic region on June 30, 1940, with President Ezra Taft Benson serving as the first stake president. Members of the stake at that time lived anywhere from Richmond, Virginia, to Fairview, Pennsylvania, as well as from Maryland's Chesapeake River to Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Since then, the original stake has branched off into 24 additional stakes

title: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC

text: 2009 Mayor's Environmental Excellence Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement by a Restaurant. In 2008, Poste was recognized as the Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington. In 2014, First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 50th birthday in a private room at Poste. Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC is a 183-room high end boutique hotel at the corner of 7th and F Streets Northwest in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Kimpton Hotel Monaco DC is one of ten Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is

text: to desegregate the "Black" and "White" waiting rooms in the bus terminal. As a result of the unrest and the nationwide publicity generated by the Freedom Rides, in late May Robert Kennedy was able to successfully petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to adopt stronger regulations and desegregate interstate transportation. The bus station attack had also resulted in a court order against the Ku Klux Klan by Judge Frank M. Johnson, who served in the courthouse directly behind the Greyhound station. The courthouse was named for Johnson in 1992. The Greyhound station was closed in 1995, and its history is indicated

text: Greyhound Bus Station (Montgomery, Alabama) The Greyhound Bus Station at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement. The May 1961 assaults, carried out by a mob of white protesters who confronted the civil rights activists, "shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protesters for the first time." The property is no longer used as a bus station, but the building was saved from demolition and its facade has been restored. The site was leased by

title: Washington DC City Pages

text: Washington DC City Pages Washington DC City Pages, usually referred to as "DCpages", is an online community network founded in 1994. DCpages introduced the concept of online community publications in the Washington DC metropolitan area, and celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 1, 2004. DCPages.com has been recognized by Eric Hippeau, Chairman of Ziff Davis as a highly effective tool for promoting organizations. DCPages.com received a Community Award at the Annual Global Information Infrastructure Awards (previously known as the NII Awards). As of 2011, DCpages sources of revenue are paid advertisements and directory listings. DCpages.com's roots stretch back to 1994,

title: Transportation in Washington, D.C.

text: 30 minutes south of the city in Lorton, Virginia. Connections to the Washington Metro are offered at in Washington, station in Prince George's County, in Montgomery County, and , adjacent to Alexandria Union Station. Metrorail's Yellow and Blue Lines serve Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Express bus service from and is provided to Washington Dulles International Airport. Baltimore-Washington International Airport is served by express bus from and by rail from Union Station by MARC and Amtrak. There is also a planned station for Washington Dulles International Airport on the Metrorail Silver Line. DC Circulator is a downtown circulator bus system

title: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC

text: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC is a 183-room high end boutique hotel at the corner of 7th and F Streets Northwest in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Kimpton Hotel Monaco DC is one of ten Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is located across the street from the National Portrait Gallery and the Verizon Center. The hotel opened in the summer of 2002 and was named one of the eighty best new hotels in the world in 2003 by "Condé Nast Traveler". In September 2010, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust acquired the

title: Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC

text: until it was purchased by Kimpton in July 2005 for $40 million. Prior to being a Radisson property, this was known as the Omni Georgetown Hotel. Renovations to the hotel cost an estimated $32 million. Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC's restaurant is the Italian-themed Urbana. Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC The Kimpton Hotel Palomar Washington DC is a 335-room, high-end boutique hotel located at 2121 P Street Northwest in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC is one of twelve Kimpton hotel properties in the Washington Metropolitan Area and one of eight locations operating in the District.

text: Union Station. The Trailways Bus Terminal had been a neighbor of the Greyhound terminal since the 1950s at the corner of 12th Street NW and New York Avenue NW. On July 20, 1982, it was announced that they were also moving to the corner of First Street NE and L Street NE, a block away from the new Greyhound Terminal near Union Station. By 1987, the building and the land were owned by Carlyle Associates of New York. They wanted to develop a 12-story building on the site which would have led to the Art Deco building to be demolished.

title: South Station

text: Avenue. The bus terminal hosts service by Greyhound, Peter Pan, and other bus companies; to all of New England, New York City, upstate New York, Atlantic City (New Jersey), Philadelphia, Washington DC, the mid-Atlantic states, and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The bus terminal has its own concession area, and can be entered from the railway platform area or directly from Atlantic Avenue. Several MBTA commuter rail lines, plus Amtrak's "Downeaster" service to Maine, originate from North Station, located about around the Boston peninsula from South Station; there has not been a direct connection between the two since the closure of the

title: Transportation in Washington, D.C.

text: Station. The company also serves the DC suburbs including Tysons, Rockville, Bethesda, and Columbia with direct service to New York City. Tripper Bus is a private commuter bus offering service from the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Arlington, Virginia and Bethesda, Maryland to and from New York City. Vamoose Bus is a private bus line offering service from the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Lorton, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia and Bethesda, Maryland to and from New York City. Washington Deluxe is an independent bus line offering express round trip service between the cities of New York and Washington, DC. The Washington, D.C. bus

title: Fireboats of Washington DC

text: Fireboats of Washington DC Washington DC has maintained a fleet of fireboats since 1905. Its largest fireboat is the "John Glenn". The city's first two fireboats were both named ""Firefighter"". The first "Firefighter" served from 1905, until 1948. The second "Firefighter" served from 1948, until 1978. In 1978 Washington acquired the John Glenn, formerly operated by the Fire Department of New York. The Fire Department does not name its smaller fireboats, they are, instead, numbered. "Fireboat 3" its most recent fireboat, is long. The city expects a new "Fireboat 2" in late September 2017. In September, 2017, "Fireboat 3" sank

title: Fireboats of Washington DC

text: at her moorings, due to a hidden leak. Fireboats of Washington DC Washington DC has maintained a fleet of fireboats since 1905. Its largest fireboat is the "John Glenn". The city's first two fireboats were both named ""Firefighter"". The first "Firefighter" served from 1905, until 1948. The second "Firefighter" served from 1948, until 1978. In 1978 Washington acquired the John Glenn, formerly operated by the Fire Department of New York. The Fire Department does not name its smaller fireboats, they are, instead, numbered. "Fireboat 3" its most recent fireboat, is long. The city expects a new "Fireboat 2" in late

title: Washington DC LDS Stake

text: with more than 93,000 LDS members in the region.. There are twelve wards (congregations) in the Washington DC Stake, each led by a bishop. The bishops work under the direction of the stake presidency. President James R. Baird served as president of the stake until his untimely death on February 1, 2018. On March 11, 2018, D. Nathan Sheets was called as the new stake president in a special stake conference. Kim O. Golightly and Steven H. Alfandre were called to serve as counselors in the stake presidency at the same time. Washington DC LDS Stake The Washington DC Stake

title: Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station

text: White. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The station ceased bus operations in 2001 and fell into disrepair. In 2004 the station was purchased for preservation and restoration. Since 2010, it has served as an office, museum, and visitor's center for Main Street Blytheville. Main Street Blytheville (Owner-operator of the preserved building) Blytheville Greyhound Bus Station The Blytheville Greyhond Bus Station is located at 109 North 5th Street in Blytheville, Arkansas. It is a single-story island-type station with rounded corners, and projecting canopies on either side. The main entrance also has a rounded

title: DC USA

text: DC USA DC USA is an retail development in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. A "Washington City Paper" poll named DC USA the "Best Designed Retail Space" of 2009. The development is adjacent to the Columbia Heights station on the Yellow and Green Lines of the Washington Metro. It is also served by 10 bus routes and has a 1,000-space parking garage. Anchored by Big Box retail stores typically associated with suburban developments, the complex is accessible to more than 36,000 residents within a 10-minute walk of the site. A total of 335,000 residents live within a radius.

title: World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

text: outreach programs for students. Worldquest is an academic competition with programs geared toward high school students and young professionals in which teams answer questions pertaining to foreign affairs, geography, foreign culture, international organizations, and recent history. Notable speakers at WACDC events have included: World Affairs Council of Washington, DC The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, founded in 1980, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington, DC. The group's efforts are aimed at informing and educating the public about contemporary international affairs. Its corporate sponsors include Aramco Service Company, AIG, Raytheon, and ExxonMobil, and it relies primarily on dues from

title: Southeastern Greyhound Lines

text: sightseeing operations (in addition to its basic city-transit function), partly in anticipation of expanding its tour and charter activities (by competing more aggressively against its rivals). Thus the managers of the DC Transit System approached Greyhound, carefully selected 10 copies of the 1948 (that is, the youngest) version of the IC-41 parlor coach and bought them (for a total of only $8,000), repainted and refurbished them somewhat in one of its own shops, and put them back to work. Some of those cars continued to operate in and around Washington well into the 1960s, thereby running almost as many years

title: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC

text: Monaco Washington DC hotel for $74.0 million. Kimpton Hotel Monaco DC is located inside the neoclassical General Post Office building, a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1839 that was the first all-marble building in Washington and patterned after the Roman Temple of Jupiter. The hotel, listed on the Historic Hotels of America, occupies an entire city block between 7th and 8th, and E and F streets. The four-story building is separated by a courtyard. One half of the structure was designed by Robert Mills, designer of the Washington Monument, while the other half was designed by Thomas U. Walter, one

title: World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

text: World Affairs Council of Washington, DC The World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, founded in 1980, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in Washington, DC. The group's efforts are aimed at informing and educating the public about contemporary international affairs. Its corporate sponsors include Aramco Service Company, AIG, Raytheon, and ExxonMobil, and it relies primarily on dues from individual and corporate members. The World Affairs Council organizes a number of events in the D.C. area geared toward providing educational opportunities focused on international affairs. These events include public programs featuring journalists, public officials, and foreign policy experts, seminars for educators, and

title: Vancouver station (Washington)

text: Vancouver station (Washington) Vancouver is an Amtrak train station in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The station is served by the "Cascades", "Coast Starlight", and "Empire Builder" trains. It is a unique, two-sided station situated in a "wye", where passengers board the "Empire Builder" on the southeast side of the station while the Amtrak "Cascades" and "Coast Starlight" are boarded on the northwest side of the station. The station building is now open after extensive interior renovations. Of the 19 Washington stations served by Amtrak, Vancouver was the third busiest in FY14. Although the Amtrak "Cascades" runs between Eugene, Oregon and

title: Greyhound Lines

text: Services arranges charter buses for customers using Greyhound's fleet of motorcoaches. Unlike many smaller charter operators, Greyhound is able to operate nationwide and offer one-way services, due to its network of routes. In addition to providing transportation to individual groups, schools, and event operators, Greyhound Charter Services is also approved by the military and the government as a charter bus vendor. In addition to carrying passengers and their luggage, Greyhound buses also carry packages. Through Greyhound Package Express customers can book expedited cargo shipping door-to-door or station-to-station. The company says that shipping by bus offers a cost-effective alternative to other

title: Charlotte station (Amtrak)

text: later Amtrak, station at 1914 North Tryon Street. Soon afterwards the station was razed, while two of the three tracks were raised to separate grade crossings with Fourth, Trade and Fifth streets. On November 1973, a Greyhound station was opened where the Southern Depot once stood, while unused land became car parking lots. Opened in July 1912, the Piedmont and Northern Railway Interurban Depot (also refereed as Interurban station) was located at 425 West Fourth Street, across from the Charlotte Mint. The rail line was electrified to 1,500 volts DC, connecting Charlotte to Mount Holly, Belmont and Gastonia. In 1951,

text: to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions which had ruled segregated public buses to be unconstitutional. As organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) for May 1961, the rides would have mixed pairs of riders sit side by side on Greyhound and Trailways buses crossing the American South from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, between May 4th and May 17th. Alabama stops were planned for Anniston, Birmingham, and Montgomery, during the final leg that ran from Atlanta, Georgia to New Orleans. In Anniston, a mob of angry whites violently attacked the Greyhound bus and set

title: Union Station (Washington Metro)

text: Union Station (Washington Metro) Union Station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It has a single underground island platform. The station is located in the Northeast quadrant of the city under the western end of Union Station, the main train station for Washington, where connections can be made to Amtrak intercity trains, as well as Virginia Railway Express and MARC commuter rail trains to suburbs in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The station was originally named "Union Station–Visitor Center" but when the National Visitor Center there failed, it was renamed Union Station. One or

title: Wish Tree for Washington, DC

text: of tying prayers to trees. Returning the paper back to its source evokes an offering. Wish Tree for Washington, DC Wish Tree for Washington, DC is a public art work by Yoko Ono. As a part of her "Imagine Peace" billboard project, it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on April 2, 2007, during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival, as one of ten in the city and is part of the museum's permanent collection. In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Paper is provided for the

title: Wish Tree for Washington, DC

text: Wish Tree for Washington, DC Wish Tree for Washington, DC is a public art work by Yoko Ono. As a part of her "Imagine Peace" billboard project, it was installed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden on April 2, 2007, during the 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival, as one of ten in the city and is part of the museum's permanent collection. In 2010, a wish tree was installed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Paper is provided for the visitor to tie a wish to the tree. The work builds on the Japanese tradition

title: Camp Greyhound

text: Camp Greyhound Camp Greyhound is the nickname of a temporary makeshift jail at the Greyhound Bus station next to the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal that was operational in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina of August 29, 2005. With local jails flooded, Camp Greyhound was established to "get the criminals off the streets" (Burl Cain, Warden of Camp Greyhound) prior to reconstruction. The construction of Camp Greyhound by the Louisiana Department of Corrections was one of the top priorities in the rebuilding of New Orleans. Sixteen cages of chain-link fencing and topped with razor wire were erected at the bus

title: Capitol Greyhound Lines

text: Virginia; Chillicothe and Cincinnati, Ohio; Bedford and Vincennes, Indiana; and Olney and Salem Illinois. The U.S. 50 route was shorter and faster (by six hours) than the best alternate route then available, which ran via Hagerstown, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, West Virginia, Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Indiana, and Effingham, Illinois. Capitol Greyhound also operated a branch line between Shoals, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky via Paoli, Indiana and provided local suburban commuter service from Washington, DC, to Winchester, Virginia, and Annapolis, Maryland. The CpGL took part in only one interlined through-route (using pooled equipment in cooperation with one other carrier)

title: Union Station (Washington Metro)

text: station and Massachusetts Avenue and the other at the northern end emptying onto 1st Street NE and to the main boarding concourse. Union Station (Washington Metro) Union Station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It has a single underground island platform. The station is located in the Northeast quadrant of the city under the western end of Union Station, the main train station for Washington, where connections can be made to Amtrak intercity trains, as well as Virginia Railway Express and MARC commuter rail trains to suburbs in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. The

title: Theater Alliance of Washington, DC

text: Director Colin Hovde since 2011. It is now in its 15th season. Overall, the company has earned more than 80 Helen Hayes Award nominations and 13 Helen Hayes Awards, including: Theater Alliance of Washington, DC Theater Alliance is a non-profit professional theater in Washington, DC, professionally incorporated in 2000 with the goal of producing work that would illuminate the experiences, philosophies and interests of DC's diverse population. That goal was furthered in 2002, when Theater Alliance moved from its home at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to become the sole theater-in-residence at the H Street Playhouse. Once the H Street

title: Think Tank Row (Washington DC)

text: Think Tank Row (Washington DC) Think Tank Row designates the cluster of think tanks that are located on or around Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington DC, between Thomas Circle and Dupont Circle. The expression is a reference to Millionaire Row and Embassy Row, past and present designations for the same area (both actually extending further northwest on Massachusetts Avenue). James McGann has been credited for coining the expression "Think Tank Row," which has been used in various media articles referring to think tanks. Think tanks on Think Tank Row include: Also on Think Tank Row are several academic institutions that

title: Bike DC

text: Bike DC Bike DC is a bicycle tour of Washington DC, on a closed route cleared of motorized vehicular traffic. The tour has been staged with both Fall and Spring dates, in 2010 Bike DC was held on May 23. The event consisted of a 23-mile route that started in downtown Washington and ended in Crystal City, Virginia. The starting point for the tour is at Constitution and Northwest 15th street. The tour runs behind the White house and over the Potomac River into Virginia before terminating in Crystal City where the end of tour festival is held. Riders can

title: Vancouver station (Washington)

text: next northbound stop on both the Amtrak "Cascades" and the "Coast Starlight" is in Kelso and the next southbound stop is in Portland, Oregon. The next westbound stop on the "Empire Builder" is also in Portland and next eastbound stop is in Bingen.) Vancouver station (Washington) Vancouver is an Amtrak train station in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The station is served by the "Cascades", "Coast Starlight", and "Empire Builder" trains. It is a unique, two-sided station situated in a "wye", where passengers board the "Empire Builder" on the southeast side of the station while the Amtrak "Cascades" and "Coast Starlight"

title: Think Tank Row (Washington DC)

text: occasionally interact with think tanks: Other nearby think tanks include the Aspen Institute, the Atlantic Council, the Middle East Institute, the German Marshall Fund, the Center for International Policy, Resources for the Future, and the New America Foundation. The Cato Institute and The Heritage Foundation are also located on Massachusetts Avenue, but at some distance from Think Tank Row. Think Tank Row (Washington DC) Think Tank Row designates the cluster of think tanks that are located on or around Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington DC, between Thomas Circle and Dupont Circle. The expression is a reference to Millionaire Row and

title: Waterfront station (Washington Metro)

text: Waterfront station (Washington Metro) Waterfront (known as Waterfront–SEU from 1997 to 2011) is a Washington Metro station in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on December 28, 1991, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Waterfront is located in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood at the intersection of 4th and M Streets SW. Much of the physical construction of the station was complete by 1980, and its opening was initially to occur in 1983. However, due to litigation surrounding where the line would terminate in Prince George's County, planning and

title: Northeast (Washington, D.C.)

text: commuter rail systems; and bus services provided by Greyhound, Peter Pan, Trailways, Megabus, and other bus companies. The DC Streetcar's H Street NE/Benning Road Line also serves the area. Politically, Northeast includes most of Ward 5, much of Ward 6 and Ward 7, and parts of Ward 4. The population of Northeast is predominantly African-American, particularly east of the Anacostia River. Northeast (Washington, D.C.) Northeast (NE or N.E.) is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It encompasses the area located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street. Northeast includes the

title: Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area

text: Within the ADIZ is an even more sensitive zone designated the "Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone" (DC FRZ). The DC FRZ extends approximately around the DCA VOR/DME. Flight within the FRZ is restricted to governmental, certain scheduled commercial and a limited set of waivered flights. Three general aviation airports (known as the "Maryland 3" or the "DC 3") are located inside the DC FRZ: College Park Airport (CGS), Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32), and Potomac Airport (VKX). Pilots' groups, led by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), have argued that the ADIZ is unnecessary and has a harmful

title: Washington Junction station (PAAC)

text: traveling from more eastern suburbs via Library or Broughton Roads. Washington Junction was once an important junction on the Pittsburgh Railways Interurban service where the lines from Pittsburgh to Washington, PA and Roscoe, PA joined. Washington Junction station (PAAC) Washington Junction is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The facility is designed both as a transfer station for southbound travelers (the Blue Line - SHV branch toward Upper St. Clair and South Hills Village, while the Blue Line - Library continues toward South Park and Library), and

title: Greyhound Half-Way House

text: is faced with blue glazed tile. It ceased to operate as a Greyhound station in 1973 and was partially boarded up and repainted at that time. A nearly-identical building, a half-way station constructed in Flat River, Missouri, still stands but retains very little of its historic appearance, and now functions as a laundromat. The Waverly Half-Way station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and currently serves as offices for the Humphreys County Chamber of Commerce. Greyhound Half-Way House The Greyhound Half-Way House at 124 E. Main Street in Waverly, Tennessee is a building formerly operated

title: Wenatchee, Washington

text: Wenatchee by the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, the North Central Washington Learning Center, and Chelan Co. Cooperative Extension. Transit services within Wenatchee is provided by Link Transit, which serves all of Chelan County and parts of Douglas County. Link Transit also runs commuter bus service from Wenatchee to many outlying communities in the region, including Leavenworth and Chelan. The agency adopted its first electric buses with batteries in 2014, running on three trolley routes in Wenatchee branded as "The Current". Columbia Station, the city's Amtrak station, is also served by intercity coach buses from Greyhound, the Washington State

title: Greyhound Lines

text: Arrasmith and George D. Brown. Notable examples of Streamline Moderne stations have been preserved in Blytheville, Arkansas, Cleveland, Ohio, Columbia, South Carolina, and Washington, D.C. Greyhound worked with the Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company for its streamlined Series 700 buses, first for "Series 719" prototypes in 1934, and from 1937 as the exclusive customer for Yellow's "Series 743" bus (which Greyhound named the "Super Coach"). Greyhound bought a total of 1,256 buses between 1937 and 1939. By the outbreak of World War II, the company had 4,750 stations and nearly 10,000 employees. Wickman retired as president of the Greyhound Corporation in

title: 3rd Street (DC Streetcar station)

text: 3rd Street (DC Streetcar station) 3rd Street is a streetcar station located near the intersection of H Street NE and 3rd Street NE. It is located on the H Street/Benning Road Line of the DC Streetcar system. 3rd Street station opened to the public as one of the original stations on February 27, 2016. On April 26, 2017, the Eastbound platform was struck by an intercity bus operated by Megabus. The bus damaged the passenger shelter, and the stop remains closed "for an extended time". The eastbound stop reopened on August 7, 2018. The station consists of two side platforms

title: Transportation in Washington, D.C.

text: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). WMATA also operates Metrobus, a regional bus system serving D.C. and the closest immediate counties (described further below). The Washington Metro connects with both commuter rail and intercity rail systems at Union Station. On February 27, 2016 the first line of the DC Streetcar was opened between Union Station and Oklahoma Ave/Benning Rd, running for most of its length along H Street. More lines are planned. MARC provides service from Union Station to Baltimore and Perryville with intermediate stops, on both the Camden and Penn Lines. MARC's Brunswick Line provides service between Martinsburg, West

title: University Club of Washington, DC

text: presented to the top women's player each year. Notable past and current Club members include former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, former President Richard Nixon, numerous Supreme Court Justices, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. University Club of Washington, DC The University Club of Washington, D.C., is an American private club in downtown Washington, D.C., United States. Established in 1904 simply as the University Club, its first president was then Secretary of War and future United States President William Howard Taft. In 1936, it merged with the Racquet Club of Washington, and

title: University Club of Washington, DC

text: University Club of Washington, DC The University Club of Washington, D.C., is an American private club in downtown Washington, D.C., United States. Established in 1904 simply as the University Club, its first president was then Secretary of War and future United States President William Howard Taft. In 1936, it merged with the Racquet Club of Washington, and moved to its current location at 1135 Sixteenth Street NW, approximately three blocks north of the White House. During the Warren Court justices Earl Warren and Hugo Black would often use the Club's facilities to informally discuss and gather. The Club has reciprocal

title: Greyhound racing in Australia

text: racing body that regulates the racing, training and animal welfare of greyhounds in that state or territory. Greyhound Racing New South Wales (GRNSW) and Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) are the two largest authorities, governing over 40 racetracks. The Queensland Greyhound Racing Authority (QGRA), Western Australian Greyhound Racing Authority (WAGRA), Tasmanian Greyhound Racing Authority (TGRA), Greyhound Racing South Australia (GRSA), Northern Territory Racing Authority, and the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club (CGRC), all contribute to running and monitoring of greyhound racing and animal welfare of greyhounds in Australia. In Australian slang, the term "Dapto dog" is rhyming slang for wog, a derogatory

title: Humanities DC

text: Humanities DC Humanities DC (formerly known as the Humanities Council of Washington, DC) is a local, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities based in Washington, DC. Humanities DC was founded in 1980 to fund and produce public humanities programming in the District of Columbia. It is one of 56 state humanities councils founded in the wake of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965. The Humanities DC office is located at 925 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Founded in 1980 as the D.C. Community Humanities Council, Humanities DC funded several high-profile documentary

title: Greyhound racing in Australia

text: greyhounds. Greyhound racing in Australia Greyhound racing in Australia is a sport and regular gambling activity. In 2015, there were more than 300,000 greyhounds in 40,000 races in Australia. 4 billion a year is gambled on the results. Australia is one of eight countries with a significant greyhound racing industry. The date of the first greyhound race in Australia is not known. In 1936, the Dapto Greyhound Club gained a licence to run greyhound racing under the supervision of the Dapto Agricultural & Horticultural Society, holding up to 40 meetings per year. In 1942 the Australian Army seized the racecourse

title: Greyhound racing in Australia

text: Greyhound racing in Australia Greyhound racing in Australia is a sport and regular gambling activity. In 2015, there were more than 300,000 greyhounds in 40,000 races in Australia. 4 billion a year is gambled on the results. Australia is one of eight countries with a significant greyhound racing industry. The date of the first greyhound race in Australia is not known. In 1936, the Dapto Greyhound Club gained a licence to run greyhound racing under the supervision of the Dapto Agricultural & Horticultural Society, holding up to 40 meetings per year. In 1942 the Australian Army seized the racecourse until

title: New Carrollton station

text: New Carrollton station New Carrollton is a joint Washington Metro, MARC, and Amtrak station in New Carrollton, Prince George's County, Maryland located at the eastern end of the Metro's Orange Line. The station will also serve as the eastern terminus of the Purple Line, currently under construction, and is adjacent to the Capital Beltway. Beneath the Metro station platform, a waiting room serves Amtrak's "Northeast Regional", "Vermonter", and "Palmetto" trains, as well as MARC's Penn Line trains. The New Carrollton Rail Yard is nearby. Greyhound, a nationwide intercity bus company, also stops at the station on routes serving Richmond, Washington,

title: Media in Washington, D.C.

text: BBC, as well as local shows like that of DC talk show host Kojo Nnamdi. WTOP is another all-news broadcast radio station serving the metro area, owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. NPR, XM Satellite Radio, and Voice of America, the U.S. government's international broadcasting service, are headquartered in Washington. Washington has over 60 online news outlets, in addition to websites run by the major print and broadcast media outlets. Washington ranks first out of the nation's largest designated market areas in household possession of a computer (82.9% of adults in the metro area) and Internet access (80% of adults online

title: Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal

text: Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal The Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal is the primary intercity bus station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at 1001 Filbert Street in Center City Philadelphia, immediately north of The Gallery at Market East shopping mall and the SEPTA Regional Rail Jefferson Station, a few hundred feet east of the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Reading Terminal Market, a few hundred feet south of the Trocadero Theatre and the south edge of Philadelphia's Chinatown district, and within 1/2 mile of Independence Mall, the U.S. Mint, and City Hall. The station building, which underwent an interior remodeling in early 2007, is

title: Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.)

text: owners. The Golden Triangle is home to three of the top six busiest Washington Metro stations in the DC area (Farragut West, Farragut North, and Dupont Circle) that represent the Blue, Silver, Orange and Red lines. Numerous Metrobus routes pass through the Golden Triangle, along with the DC Circulator bus route from Georgetown to Union Station. More than 100 parking garages can accommodate up to 25,000 vehicles and pedestrian counts are high in this downtown destination. Golden Triangle (Washington, D.C.) Golden Triangle, Washington DC is a neighborhood and business improvement district(BID) in Washington, D.C. Its location encompasses most of Washington’s

title: Verizon Washington, DC

text: Verizon Washington, DC The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company was founded in June 1883. C&P Telephone Co. provided telephone service to Washington, D.C. In July 1969, President Richard Nixon's telephone call to astronauts on the moon originated from C&P Telephone Co. equipment. After AT&T's 1969 corporate identity overhaul, which included the famous Saul Bass Bell logo, the name was shortened to C&P Telephone on marketing materials, bills, vehicles, etc. In 1984, when the Bell System was divided into the Regional Bell Operating Companies, or "Baby Bells", the C&P Telephone companies became part of Bell Atlantic. In 1994, Bell Atlantic renamed

title: Greyhound racing

text: Gulf Coast Racing in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2017, an investigation by the animal protection organization PETA exposed a Pet Blood Bank in Cherokee, on a privately owned farm, was using 150 former racing greyhounds. The greyhounds were living in unacceptable conditions and suffered neglect. The National Greyhound Association then barred members from directly sending greyhounds to blood banks. "Active greyhound tracks in Florida, where greyhound racing will be phased out by 2020, are highlighted in yellow." Greyhound racing Greyhound racing is an organized, competitive sport in which greyhounds are raced around a track. There are two forms of greyhound

title: 3rd Street (DC Streetcar station)

text: on either side of H Street, which opened on February 27, 2016. 3rd Street (DC Streetcar station) 3rd Street is a streetcar station located near the intersection of H Street NE and 3rd Street NE. It is located on the H Street/Benning Road Line of the DC Streetcar system. 3rd Street station opened to the public as one of the original stations on February 27, 2016. On April 26, 2017, the Eastbound platform was struck by an intercity bus operated by Megabus. The bus damaged the passenger shelter, and the stop remains closed "for an extended time". The eastbound stop

title: Humanities DC

text: collection. List of state humanities councils Humanities DC Humanities DC (formerly known as the Humanities Council of Washington, DC) is a local, non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities based in Washington, DC. Humanities DC was founded in 1980 to fund and produce public humanities programming in the District of Columbia. It is one of 56 state humanities councils founded in the wake of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965. The Humanities DC office is located at 925 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Founded in 1980 as the D.C. Community Humanities Council,

title: Washington Avenue Immigration Station

text: beacon for boaters and acts as a memorial to Philadelphia's former immigration station, the landing place where a million people entered the country a century ago. "Washington Avenue Park" became the first stage of an initiative, named "Washington Avenue Green," attempting to preserve public space along the Delaware River. As of 2017, "Washington Avenue Green", had expanded from Pier 53, along the river as far south as Pier 70. Washington Avenue Immigration Station The Washington Avenue Immigration Station was an immigrant processing facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States located at the end of Washington Avenue at Pier 53 on the

title: Washington DC City Pages

text: when Jack Hurwitz, began connecting the community in his apartment by setting up a local Bulletin Board Service in Rockville, Maryland. In 94, Jack set up DCpages.com with the intention of linking up other services in the DC metropolitan area. The web site spread throughout the community as a local online resource. Anthropologist and journalist Luke Wilbur began building a web club in his parents basement with the intention of understanding cyberculture. In 95, Luke and longtime friends, Clifford Bressler, Richard Lynch, Douglas White, established Infohall.com with the intention of promoting organizations around the Washington DC metropolitan area. Every Tuesday