Adaptive Reuse

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D.C. Art Activists See Old Trolley Station As Buried Treasure

Publication Date:
January 22, 2010
Written By:
Katherine Shaver
Source:
Washington Post



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Synopsis:

The old Dupont Circle Trolley Station in Washington D.C. may see the light of day again. The Arts Coalition for Dupont Underground are proposing converting the station, shut down in 1962, into a series of hip galleries where up to 1,500 people at a time could view avant-garde art shows and exhibits of experimental architecture. The group of artists and architects hopes to make “Dupont Underground” a go-to location in one of the city’s most expensive neighborhoods. The character and layout of this piece of infrastructure lends itself very well to the gallery format.

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