2nd/3rd Mass. and H Street, NW
OR that’s what they want you to believe…
“Dear PoPville,
his structure has perplexed me for 30 years.
Just off Mass Ave at 2nd and H NW I believe.
Probably a utility structure. I could Google but there’s probably some better hive knowledge out there.”
We used to get asked this question every year like clockwork but it’s been a minute. Happy to see it’s still confounding some folks. Fear not, it’s just a ventilation shaft for the 395 highway tunnel below.
We last broached the subject back in March 2021.
We’ve previously learned that this is a ventilation shaft for the 395 highway tunnel below. The artist responsible for the awesome mural, Val E. Lewton, passed away in 2015.
Others have commented that: “It’s been known unofficially for years as the Nixon Memorial.”