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2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture – National Mall & Tidal Basin

Oct 29, 2024 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture

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The 2024 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture, was held Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Trust for the National Mall gave a presentation about the history of the Mall, the current challenges of its aging infrastructure and the restoration needs and plans for the future in honor of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

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2023 Dick Wolf Lecture – The Collapse and the Opportunity: Cities after COVID

Sep 27, 2023 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

On September 29, 2023, the Society presented the 2023 Dick Wolf Lecture with speaker  John Rennie Short, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Event Photos (more…)

RFK Stadium: From the Past to the Future – 2020 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture

Feb 18, 2020 | Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

This lecture, originally scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2020, will not take place as planned. Information on rescheduling will be posted as it becomes available. (more…)

Dismantling the Streetcar System – What have we learned? 2019 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture

Mar 17, 2019 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 7 pm, John Hillegass, winner of the 2019 Dick Wolf Prize, presented a lecture on the decision to dismantle the Washington DC streetcar system in favor of buses.  (more…)

2018 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture – New Discoveries at the Shotgun House

Feb 21, 2018 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

The 2018 Dick Wolf Lecture “New Discoveries at the Shotgun House Archaeology Project” was presented at Hill Center on Friday, March 23, 2018.  (more…)

2017 Dick Wolf Lecture – Adapting to Sea Level Rise

Apr 1, 2017 | Calendar, Dick Wolf Lecture, Membership Forums, Not on Home

Kelsey Robertson, winner of the 2017 Dick Wolf Prize, presented Historic Districts & Climate Change: examining the vulnerability of the District’s historic districts to sea level rise, Friday, March 24, 2017, 7 p.m., at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Presentation Slides Event photos

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