Honestly, with one exception that I will get to directly, I’ve never seen it this nice.
Reagan Intl., “DCA”
19th & K, a famous street for lobbyists
DC’s unarmed Public Safety
The Old Executive Building in Second Empire architecture
The White House
The equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, which BLM protesters tried and failed to destroy because his jealous spirit watches over it
First sign of anything criminal going on (end of street)
The FBI building
Clear evidence of criminal behavior now in view
Outside Union Station
Inside Union Station
When I lived in Virginia more than twenty years ago, Union Station was nicer. It used to have many more stores and restaurants, some of which I miss. It’s not crime but mismanagement that has caused it to decline; it’s still perfectly safe.
Otherwise DC seems pleasant and happy in spite of the occasional protesters (which there always are protesters in DC). I talked to several groups of Guardsmen, though not the 150th Cavalry so far; these were from South Carolina and Louisiana, and were all MPs. They were armed with handguns, but I am not surprised to see police units armed. They were all friendly and said most people are treating them well.
I hiked a little bit more than 20 blocks this afternoon. I’ll keep going and see if the evening brings anything different. So far it looks pretty good.
3 comments:
Thank you for the photos. I’d love to do an architectural history tour of the district, to see the good, the bad, and the depressingly modern and ugly.
I was last in DC in the early 1980s, when my parents took my sibling and I there as part of a tour of Civil War sites. Our US history textbook was … somewhat biased and incomplete as regards the Civil War. So my folks pulled us from school for two weeks in the autumn and we toured battlefields and museums.
LittleRed1
Yesterday was a very nice day. I’m the beneficiary of the fear and terror of others, but that’s not in my power to change. In the meantime, it’s made for a much nicer place to walk. No crowds, no traffic, no chaos, no wait for a table.
Looks fun
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