all photos: Paul Goodman, Mark Silva and Chris Svetlik
all (brief) words: Svetlana
In the grand scheme of street festivals in DC: If Adams Morgan day is the rowdiest, H Street festival the coolest, Mt. Pleasant Day (or if we want to call it by its official name: FiestaDC) wins points for being the most authentic. Which, by default, I guess makes it the rowdiest and coolest too.
While Targets and Best Buys and the condos that come with those are sprouting freely just a couple of blocks away in Columbia Heights the streets anchored by Mt.Pleasant are still charmingly what they should be: a proper neighborhood, the businesses still Mom and Pop run, the apartment buildings still blissfully lacking giant shiny aquariums in the lobby and the food you buy on a street corner as delicious as you hope it would be.
So, when this Sunday, for the 38th time in a row, the Latin and Mt.Pleasant communities merged to celebrate the neighborhood and the culture within it, we sent the photographers to do what they do best: make you feel like you were there, or at least really wanted to be.
so, lets kick off with some awesome photos by Paul Goodman:
followed by some beautiful portraits by Mark Silva:
AND last, but not least, some colorful landscapery by Chris Svetlik:
Previously in I Heart DC:
- 2/10: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/9: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: Perfect Date Outfits + Outings
- 2/7: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/6: DC News You Can Maybe Use:
- 2/2: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use:
- 2/1: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use:
- 1/31: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 1/30: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
God loves a cheerful giver.
Those clouds and colors in Chris Svetlik's photos are wonderful. Nice photog, mang!
Great layout - I always love the way the photos come together
Me encantan estas fotos son hermosos!
Great photos...aside from Hellers Bakery who would think that's in DC?
¡Amo estos cuadros que son hermosos!
Mark - gorgeous portraits.
Such impressive photography!
Thanks Everyone ~
Kid in the plaid is one of my students! Good to see so many people and families out appreciating HH month.
whatever settings/effects/filters the last set of photography has, it makes me ill. what's up with this trend?
HD ARRR!
Mark~thanks for the Batala shot!
Great pix all!!
if this is a giant inca kola, i want it. and i want it now.