After years of neglect, this idle powerplant standing next to the Whitehurst Freeway is about to be preserved for posterity as the inner atrium of a large new very upscale residential development combining rental suites and condos. Preservationists are thrilled to have saved this structural relic of early days, even if it disappears from view as it becomes walled in by modern posh apartments. The Silos of McMillan Reservoir McMillan Reservoir is located in Northeast DC on high ground near several other large DC institutions occupying hundreds of untaxed acres, including the almost-empty Old Soldiers' Home, the excellent Washington Hospital Centers, a Veterans Hospital, Catholic University and two cemeteries. The unplanned future of this currently abandoned, fenced-off site is currently drawing considerable attention. One of DC's Latest Historic Sites When Hechinger's recently went out of business, community activists feared that a buyer might come along and want to build a high-density, high rise building for residents or offices.
Neighbors hope for nothing more than another hardware store to take over the site.
At the intersection of Wisconsin Ave and River Road, NW, a cluster of TV and microwave towers have sprouted, taking advantage of the relativerly high ground. For now, DC, despite its hi-tech ambitions, will have to do without the means for citywide wireless mobile communications.