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Washington Merry-Go-Round: 1921

Washington, D.C., circa 1921. Thomas Circle and Luther Place Memorial Church. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

Washington, D.C., circa 1921. Thomas Circle and Luther Place Memorial Church. View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.

 

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Actually, there was a smarter kid; kept correcting my spelling and stuff. Wonder what ever happened to him?

Was his name Dave? Both you "boys" put my trivia knowledge to shame! I had to look that one up....which is a lot more common around here than my "real life"!

Kathleen

Hanging Out

Wow! For six years I lived at 13th & Massachusetts Avenue NW. I use to walk the Circle daily to work at 14th & K. A great memory is my friend Yvette and I climbing the statue you see in the centre here and hanging out for a couple of hours watching traffic and chatting about life one Saturday at sunset. Great photo.

Drew Pearson

There, I had to say it.

[I'll bet you were the smartest boy in your class. Always raising your hand. - Dave]

Actually, there was a smarter kid; kept correcting my spelling and stuff. Wonder what ever happened to him?

Platforms

If I had to guess, I would imagine they were for cops to stand on while directing traffic.

Platforms

Any clue to what the octagonal platforms were for? I first thought they were used for people to stand on while waiting to board a streetcar but that doesn't make sense since it passes right next to sidewalk on either side.

Round and Round

I wish the circle had been that clear when I drove through on Tuesday afternoon! There was a mobius strip backup, with southbound traffic on Vermont and 14th gridlocked, so the circle wasn't moving, so traffic on 14th couldn't get north. Repeat unto infinity.

I wish we'd had a streetcar to jump on.

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