Thanks to @jessfainberg for sharing the above video last night of Albert Pike being toppled from 3rd and D Street, NW.

AP reported:

“The statue, dedicated in 1901, was located in Judiciary Square about half a mile from the U.S. Capitol. It was built at the request of Masons who successfully lobbied Congress to grant them land for the statue as long as Pike would be depicted in civilian, not military, clothing.” Read More

Photo by James0806

“Dear PoPville,

Can we take this Nextdoor conversation about the Lincoln Park Emancipation Statue over to your website?

It’s time the National Park Service put that statue in a museum and replaced it with a new one worthy of the formerly enslaved people who paid for it!”

14 and R Street, NW

Thanks to MD for sending. Anyone happen to catch who the artist is?

Gah, I totally forgot to post these awesome Lego sculptures sent by Nikki. So cool:

Thanks to Judy for sending more info about Jeanne D’Arc’s sword restoration.

“A+E was filming. NPS reps said History Channel funded the restoration as part of the filming of a program for Women’s History Month. The plan is to air it before the end of March. History Channel has also funded a guard for the weekend to make sure she is protected for some kind of program scheduled in the park, at the statue, for Monday at 4.

Here’s the link where the program should appear if you don’t catch the initial broadcast.”

I took some more photos on Saturday:

Check out a video of the dedication with President Harding in 1922 here.

More photos after the jump. Read More

Thanks to Michael and Katie for sending the good word!!

Back in 2011 Jeanne D’Arc got her sword back the first time. It 2016 it was broken off again. Hopefully the cycle will end but either way I know who will win.

Thanks to M for sending from the Washington Harbour outside of Sequoia:

“This is how is looked yesterday – today they have been adding yet more to it. It is ENORMOUS!!!”

Ummm progress at the Sequoia patio???? @PoPville @georgetowndc pic.twitter.com/YK4J7m1tP9

— Jamie Fuller (@jpetkfull) September 9, 2017

Photo courtesy JR Rohrer

Fred reports:

“This is located at 18th Street and Harvard…..happened over night.”

Hopefully they are able to fix. You can read a great history on the sculpture here.

Family Circle by Herbert House back in 2008