ALEFANTIS: Well, we make everything from scratch. Other restaurants, even good restaurants, will, like, not roast their own peppers. You can just buy the roasted peppers in a can. Or you can buy garlic oil. Some products you can get, and they’re consistent and they’re easy. But I didn’t even know that existed actually until they said that. I was like, “What do you mean? There’s another way? You can just buy these things?” Because a lot of restaurants will open a can and put it on. Like our sauce — we harvest a whole crop of organic tomatoes — 10 tons of tomatoes every year. Can them all, store them in the basement, have like a harvest party when it gets loaded in.
Your obviously very familiar with DC architecture and specifically the architecture in the upper area of Connecticut Avenue. I'll also assume that you are familiar with pre-Victorian construction in the area.
So you can start by telling how construction methods of the period used common basements, like common attics, that were often wide open for all to use. Many of these units eventually built dividing walls as the desire to have more private space became common. A sledgehammer and an hour and now you can go from one "basement" to the next basement.
In other words, at one point, Bucks and CPP were most likely the same building. In fact, if you observe the architectural details, they all share the same roof line, meaning they were most likely all built at the same time, as one building. But you knew that 'cause you not everything (not).
Maybe you should do some research before you regurgitate bullshit.
A sledgehammer and an hour and now you can go from one "basement" to the next basement.
What you said it not true, because I can imagine shit and that makes it not true.
So they are going to smash through the bakery in between the restaurants? Also there's no basement under Comet Ping Pong. It's not a question of shared a common basement. What are they going to smash through to?
You have made it painfully obvious that you know nothing about construction, nothing about DC architecture, and probably have never set foot in the city in your life. You are a walking waste of time.
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chronikfunk ago
ALEFANTIS: Well, we make everything from scratch. Other restaurants, even good restaurants, will, like, not roast their own peppers. You can just buy the roasted peppers in a can. Or you can buy garlic oil. Some products you can get, and they’re consistent and they’re easy. But I didn’t even know that existed actually until they said that. I was like, “What do you mean? There’s another way? You can just buy these things?” Because a lot of restaurants will open a can and put it on. Like our sauce — we harvest a whole crop of organic tomatoes — 10 tons of tomatoes every year. Can them all, store them in the basement, have like a harvest party when it gets loaded in.
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Are_we__sure ago
The basement that the sauce was stored in was Buck's.
Again. Comet does not have a basement. It used to be a different restaurant. It would be very, very widely know if it had a basement.
Blacksmith21 ago
@Are_We_sure
Your obviously very familiar with DC architecture and specifically the architecture in the upper area of Connecticut Avenue. I'll also assume that you are familiar with pre-Victorian construction in the area.
So you can start by telling how construction methods of the period used common basements, like common attics, that were often wide open for all to use. Many of these units eventually built dividing walls as the desire to have more private space became common. A sledgehammer and an hour and now you can go from one "basement" to the next basement.
In other words, at one point, Bucks and CPP were most likely the same building. In fact, if you observe the architectural details, they all share the same roof line, meaning they were most likely all built at the same time, as one building. But you knew that 'cause you not everything (not).
Maybe you should do some research before you regurgitate bullshit.
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Are_we_sure ago
Good God this is dumb.
What you said it not true, because I can imagine shit and that makes it not true.
So they are going to smash through the bakery in between the restaurants? Also there's no basement under Comet Ping Pong. It's not a question of shared a common basement. What are they going to smash through to?
Blacksmith21 ago
As I said, you know nothing which you spew. It's a common basement fuckstick. Have some bacon.
RweSure ago
A common basement on buildings built 20 years apart? Fuckstick.
Blacksmith21 ago
You're an idiot. There have been buildings on that block for over 100 years. You truly are a dipshit camel jockey.
Are_we_sure ago
That's meaningless information. The important info is for the dates of the building we are talking about. The Buck's building was built in 1951. Comet's building was built in 1932. https://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/11881126/5031-Connecticut-Ave-NW-Washington-DC-20008/ https://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property/11881126/5037-Connecticut-Ave-NW-Washington-DC-20008/
There's a third building in between not owned by Alefantis.
Blacksmith21 ago
You have made it painfully obvious that you know nothing about construction, nothing about DC architecture, and probably have never set foot in the city in your life. You are a walking waste of time.