@washingtonpost: Why are the buildings in D.C. so short? The 1910 Height of Buildings Act helped mold today’s skyline in the nation’s capital. 🏛️🏢🏫

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dsteigs_0000
Daniel🆘🇺🇸 :
So.. what’s a newspaper??
2023-07-11 22:52:51
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duch27
Lauren D :
I’m in Washington right now visiting and was actually wondering why there wasn’t any skyscrapers lol
2023-07-11 23:10:43
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thetorturedswift13
TheRiseandFallofaMidwestPrince :
Cairo? Is that a Clairo reference?!??!?!!?!??!?!!?!??
2025-03-30 03:42:20
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k.pone
KPone :
Thanks for the interesting info. (“Grandfathered in” is an outdated term)
2023-07-12 00:11:42
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groonk
Hubert Motley, Jr. :
The sepia filter only enhanced by the old timey explaining voice. 🎙️
2023-07-11 23:19:03
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iselisabethok
Elisabeth :
here’s a better question why is dave so tall
2023-07-12 06:18:37
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probsvictoriabeckham
VictoriaBeckham :
I love this account - sincerely a lifelong Washingtonian
2023-07-11 23:44:50
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laserpdb
Patrice D-B :
So, a newspaper is a TikTok account?
2023-07-12 00:20:58
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thecoolkryptonian
Kai :
Bowser better not, dc’s height is one of the few things i like about living here
2023-07-12 06:10:59
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lillemonwithjuice
Lemon 🍋 :
Newspaper 🗞️?
2023-07-12 01:38:32
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mattbalfe
Matt :
tallest point in dc is the top of the cathedral bell tower though.
2023-07-12 03:15:59
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sgbphoto
SgbPhoto :
love the fact that I started to get the post because of freaking tik tok....those sunday comics just hit right
2023-07-12 00:44:51
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millionbucks44
430AM :
What’s a newspaper? 😂
2023-07-13 02:30:29
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hambonefakename
HamboneFakename :
I finally got it! you guys are a building
2023-07-11 22:54:47
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streetgrover
Ryan G :
Sounds like someone has been watching Legend of Kora for the announcer voice
2023-07-12 00:12:39
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laceydoespaper
LaceyDoesPaper :
Are you Franklin Park?
2023-07-11 23:35:17
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commonstockinvest
Commonstock :
Are you the tallest commercial building in all of the District of Columbia?
2023-07-11 23:19:22
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thekorgheepuppet
thekorgheepuppet :
how did u master the 1920s accent?
2023-07-12 04:41:28
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mercsoulgaming
MercSoul :
Are you architects?
2023-07-11 22:54:26
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shoshcdesigns
ShoshCDesigns :
Fascinating, I always thought the height limit was for security reasons!
2023-07-11 23:30:19
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sajaen
💙SJ💙 :
Why the hell are you standing outside and NOT SWEATING. I couldn’t stand it there last week
2023-07-12 01:32:58
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terpair
terpair :
Chris and Carmella sure do look different this season
2023-07-11 23:38:43
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kristindiotalevi
KDiotalevi :
Are you a Newsreel?
2023-07-11 22:54:05
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mlrobinson5
mlrobinson5 :
We are a newspaper is a newspaper, the Washington Post. My sister writes for them.
2023-07-11 23:20:04
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cats_and_coffee_
Sarah Disassociating :
Just popping in to suggest you find another expression to use other than Grandfathered In. I think if you do a quick Google, you’ll agree!
2023-07-11 22:57:56
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warbucks65
Bo Jacks :
Why he talking like that
2023-07-12 05:00:46
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merefeens
merefeens :
10/10 transatlantic accent Dave
2023-07-11 23:41:47
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director_brand
B-rand :
I’m confused, did they just let y’all build it higher than the regulatory standard?
2023-07-12 03:19:40
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sarahjmendonca
Sarah 🧙‍♀️🫖🌻 :
“What’s a newspaper?” 😂
2023-07-11 22:59:39
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j1n.n1j
jin 🧍‍♂️ :
when mayor bowser was first running for dc mayor i used to joke saying bowser wasnt satisfied with mario world
2023-07-11 23:04:12
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caroline.whitmer
caroline :
is the washington monument a newspaper?
2023-07-11 22:49:35
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theo_haerter
E :
ooohhhh so they are a newspaper
2023-07-11 22:53:36
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connorthegoalie31
Connorthegoalie31 :
Are you guys contruction workers on the buildings??
2023-07-11 22:54:11
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squhare.up
Jay :
Are you building inspectors?
2023-07-11 23:01:11
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2tonewa
2tonewa :
Why do you follow a blank @ashtonkutcher account?
2023-07-12 06:22:46
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dustinalexander01
Dustin Alexander :
Are you a tall building?
2023-07-12 01:47:18
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_qwnny
Qwn :
Damn I thought it was the width + 50 ft…. I’ve incorrectly told so many people that 😅
2023-07-11 23:55:59
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hacksmond
Hacksmond :
wapo using the term "grandfathered" without looking up its historical context
2023-07-11 23:08:13
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kellydeewilder
Kelly Wilder :
I love that the buildings are short and the roads are wide(ish). It makes the city feel open.
2023-07-12 01:42:20
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mattetok
░m░a░t░t░e • Friend :
the Washington post undermines access to news with a paywall so who cares
2023-07-12 06:27:55
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pixebo
pixebo :
Since y’all are owned by Bezos I just assumed it was the other Washington 😅
2023-07-11 23:14:41
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rover12102
CG :
Important public service
2023-07-11 23:24:30
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unicornmom430
UnicornMom :
"Grandfathered in" is a racist term. learned that a few weeks ago. no solution, sorry. lol
2023-07-11 23:27:57
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stressed.stawberry.shit
stressed.stawberry.shit :
AYE I LIVE THERE!
2023-07-11 23:07:41
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nomdeplume1792
NomdePlume1792 :
As a Seattlite whose watched the sun disappear from downtown, I sincerely suggest you not change what you've got.
2023-07-12 15:29:30
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farptart
farptart :
"grandfathered in" actually has some pretty racist origins - might make for a decent educational tiktok too
2023-07-12 17:13:59
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aaaaahhhhhhhh_5
AAAAAHHHHHHHH_5 :
So then it can see every thing. “The trees are not trees”
2023-07-12 03:47:43
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oscarfoxall
Oscar Foxall :
Feels like an Adam ruins everything episode
2023-07-12 07:10:11
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bigscee
sd :
they need DC statehood, smh
2023-07-11 23:26:36
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brycemw
Bryce :
How wide are your streets that all of the buildings are shorter than the width of the street it faces!
2023-07-11 23:26:42
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mlrobinson5
mlrobinson5 :
The funny part of these preconceptions is that from most places in DD, you can’t see the Capitol Building.
2023-07-11 23:16:55
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ju5tin0
Fin-smthg :
so you're a building that hosts a local newspaper?
2023-07-11 23:28:15
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