Photos from the Titanic 100 Commemoration

Below are some photos from the Titanic 100 Commemoration Ceremony that took place on Saturday evening along the southern stretch of the Southwest Waterfront at the Titanic Memorial. It was nice to see the waterfront activated with so many people and is a precursor to how it could be once The Wharf development is complete. Period music that was performed on the ship was played during the ceremony and images of the ship were projected on the side of Riverside Condominium. Over 1,000 luminaries were placed along the waterfront - one for every passenger and crew member that was killed when the ship sank. Some people dressed in period clothing as well. If you have any photos you want to submit from the commemoration, feel free to send them to southwest.tlqtc@gmail.com. 

Images from the Titanic were projected on the side of Riverside Condos 

Spectators watch as images are displayed on Riverside Condos.

An image from the interior of the Titanic.

A close-up of one of the luminaries set up along the waterfront.

An image of the iceberg that caused the Titanic to sink.

Southwest Featured on HGTV's "House Hunters"

Below is a video from an episode of HGTV's "House Hunters" featuring a Southwester that was looking to buy her first home in DC (the freeze-frame shot in the video isn't in SW btw). Two of the three properties were in Southwest (Tiber Island Riverside Condominium and Waterfront Tower). The show was taped last winter after one of our blizzards, but aired last week. Lots of neighborhood landmarks are featured, including the Southwest Waterfront promenade, the wall surrounding Fort McNair, MPD's 1st District HQ, and Wheat Row. See which property she picked!