{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"William F. Yurasko","provider_url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy","author_name":"wfyurasko","author_url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/author\/wfyurasko\/","title":"A brief history of the Verizon Center - William F. Yurasko","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4Vrg1rQwTF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/10\/a-brief-history-of-the-verizon-center\/\">A brief history of the Verizon Center<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/10\/a-brief-history-of-the-verizon-center\/embed\/#?secret=4Vrg1rQwTF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A brief history of the Verizon Center&#8221; &#8212; William F. Yurasko\" data-secret=\"4Vrg1rQwTF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Change on the Verizon &#8211; The Wash. TimesA good article about how the Verizon (nee MCI) Center got built and what it meant for its neighborhood and the District. Hopefully, the ballpark will bring similar success near SE. Left unsaid is what the Verizon Center has meant to its tenants. It has certainly been good [&hellip;]"}