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“we have transformed the mural into a monument”

By Prince Of Petworth


via Mayor Muriel Bowser

From a press release:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that the construction of the District’s permanent Black Lives Matter Plaza monument at 16th Street between K Street and H Street NW is officially complete.

“When we created Black Lives Matter Plaza in June 2020, we sent a strong message that Black Lives Matter, and that power has always been and always will be with well-meaning people. Today, we have transformed the mural into a monument,” said Mayor Bowser. “One of my proudest memories of Black Lives Matter Plaza is when, in his final days, Congressman John Lewis came to see it for himself. He recognized Black Lives Matter Plaza as good trouble, and we know it will remain a gathering place for reflection, planning and action, as we work toward a more perfect union.” (more…)

The Sweet City Rides Seen For the Filming of the White House Plumbers this Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth


17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Thanks to all who sent photos of the sweet city rides they spotted during the filming for the White House Plumbers over the weekend. From HBO:

“What it’s about: Based in part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh, the five-part limited series The White House Plumbers will tell the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.

Who you’ll recognize: Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux will star as Hunt and Liddy, respectively. Domhnall Gleeson (Run) will portray the brilliant, and ambitious White House Counsel, John Dean. Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) will play Hunt’s wife, Dorothy, a CIA asset who tries to hold her family together.

Rounding out the ensemble cast is: Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez (The Outsider), David Krumholtz (The Deuce), Rich Sommer (Run), Judy Greer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole (Veep), Toby Huss, John Carroll Lynch, and Kathleen Turner.”

Lots more sweet city rides: (more…)

Archeological Finds Vol. 59 – Washington Monument and Sweet City Rides 1957

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Glen for sending this awesome find from 1957: “Been going thru about 100 years of family albums and this once I thought might interest you.”

If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.

Sweet City Ride

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Jeff for sending this beauty from Chevy Chase DC. The photos look like they could’ve been taken yesterday for 50 years ago. (more…)

Sweet City Ride “Unlikely Famous Foreign Race Car”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Adam for sending: “Spotted on Ingomar St. NW in Chevy Chase, a Lancia Delta HF. To the untrained eye it appears to be an older VW GTI, but in fact it is a famous Italian race car not commonly seen in the U.S. “The Lancia Delta is one of the most success rally cars ever, having won the World Rally Championship for manufacturers six times between 1987 and 1992.”

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