When we last looked at Horatio Greenough’s statue of George Washington, it was parked at the Navy Yard, and plans were afoot to bring it to the Capitol. This required some preparation, as the best way to move it was by water, using the still-extant canal to float it to a point closest to the […]
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We made it to the weekend, after a remarkably bananas week. The Yoshino cherry blossoms are still tight and green, but the earlier varieties are going crazy. Speaking of Crazy, Crazy Aunt Helen’s, the delightful American comfort food spot on Barracks Row, needs our help. The Proud Boys will be in town, trying to boycott […]
Happy Fat Tuesday! Whether you indulge in a treat, make a pancake feast, or explore all the crazy merriment of Mardi Gras, we hope you enjoy these photos from our very PG Bourbon Street! On Saturday, February 11, Save Mott’s Market, the organization seeking to protect and restore the little not-a-corner market and keep it […]
I have previously alluded a few times to the statue of George Washington by Horatio Greenough (pictured on the left) which is housed currently in the Smithsonian American History Museum. Over the next weeks, I want to look at its peripatetic existence before it finally came to rest. On the 100th anniversary of the birth […]