The statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park is not only one of the most iconic images of Capitol Hill, but almost certainly also its most controversial. From the moment of its unveiling by President Grant in 1876 until today, people have puzzled over the image of a crouching slave towered over by the tall […]
Digging through old documents is one of the great joys of a researcher, and the thrill of finding a new fact – or at least the hope of finding one – keeps you going through long stretches of irrelevant words. Unfortunately, sometimes the finds can turn out to be false, and lead to great disappointment […]
So, a few weeks ago, I got a call from a Washington Post reporter, Annys Shin, regarding some comments I had made on a Greater Greater Washington post regarding strollers on the Circulator. We chatted briefly about the challenges and rewards of urban parenting and then I more or less forgot about the conversation until […]
Post by Nichole Remmert The National Park Service announced today that it will immediately begin the process to convert Lincoln Park to what will become the District’s largest dog park. The process will begin with the removal of all playground equipment. The conversion should be complete in time for Memorial Day. “At the end of […]
As much as we all love Lincoln Park, there can be no doubt that its main statue is, at best, condescending, and at worst, downright racist. This is no new insight: public outcry about its subtext made the sculptor make some minor changes even before it was cast. Given this controversy, it is unsurprising that […]