Photo from flickr user jdcdc
While we enjoy our bbqs and time off let’s take a moment to remember those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for us.
After the jump, press release on 2010 Memorial Day Parade Route and parking restrictions as well as Rolling Thunder Route and parking restrictions. (more…)
I’m not saying I was offended at all but I found it curious that there would be a cross and the ten commandments (I think) on a memorial outside a Federal Court. Is this unusual?
A small but classy memorial outside the Polish embassy on 16th Street, NW (south of Harvard).
Image from Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Thanks to all for sending in the word. You can read the full press release here:
The selected design will be located on a four-acre site at the base of Capitol Hill (between 4th and 6th Streets SW, south of Independence Avenue). This design not only creates a gathering place for memorial visitors, it also represents Eisenhower’s ability to bring people together to achieve goals on behalf of the citizens he served. From a central location featuring a grove of oak trees, visitors will move to different parts of the memorial, where themes from Eisenhower’s life will be presented. The selected design concept includes columns along the north and south edges of the site, paying homage to the memorial traditions of the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, while respecting the historic vista along Maryland Avenue. Large memorial tapestries of woven stainless steel mesh supported on the colonnade of limestone depict images of Eisenhower’s life, amplifying the setting and creating an ideal background for the memorial experience.
Image from Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Back in December I asked if was time for the Code Pink shoe memorial to be removed due to its condition. At the time there were, not surprisingly, mixed opinions. Well, walking down 14th Street last weekend I noticed that the memorial was no longer there.
This is a pretty wild one for a personal residence. Here’s the name:
From Wikipedia:
“In 1971, sculptor John Cavanaugh chose to create a statue honoring her rather than her accomplished father. A picture of her was not found at the time, so Cavanaugh sculpted his idea of an idealized Victorian lady instead…The statue stands in front of a private residence on North Carolina Avenue and Sixth Street, SE in Washington, D.C.. The subject’s head is turned to the left as if gazing toward the nearby Seward Square, named for her adoptive father. Olive died in Washington, D.C., and is buried in Fredonia, NY with her parents.”
PoPville flickr user annejuliet found this one. I assume it’s somewhere near Capitol Hill?
I reader emailed me about this statue getting a touch up months ago. I totally forgot about it until I walked by last weekend. The green is striking. I think it came out great. It’s across from the Hinkley Hilton on Connecticut Ave.
According to Embassy.org:
“The memorial garden, dedicated in 1991, was a project of the Kahlil Gibran Centennial Foundation, established in 1983 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birth in Besherre, Lebanon.”
It is a stunning memorial located right near Rock Creek Park. It’s quite large and in addition to the sculpture, has fountains, benches and inscribed quotes by the poet. I highly recommend checking it out next time you’re in the area. It could be a great relaxing reading spot for sure. I absolutely love stumbling upon sights like this.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
This was in the front yard of home in Capitol Hill. Do you think it is a memorial/initials of someone who once lived in the home? It reminds me a bit of the tree box memorial in Mt. Pleasant.