Addison SchoolAddison School is one of many small schools of its kind in Georgetown. They’re all red brick buildings, small compared to modern DCPS structures, and all are no longer schools. Most have been converted to condominiums or offices, and have received some TLC as a result.

But not Addison. From all appearances, the condo conversion is indefinitely stalled – it’s been in this condition since I moved to DC in 2003. And that’s why I like it: the stories the façade tells in its abandonment is a stark reminder of the multi-class neighborhood that Georgetown used to be. I particularly love the shadow of the letters on the brick – it’s as if the building is saying “I was somebody, please set me free again.”

Want further evidence that DC is more than just The Mall? Hillary, sprite, Sweetpea, and MsP are all participating in the photographic phun – check ’em out!