Dave Thomas circle. Picture via Flickr Commons by Tom Bridge
In a long overdue measure of basic civic responsibility, the DC Government announced last night they will be seizing the New York Ave Wendy’s by eminent domain, and have proposed a plan to amend the stain on our town that is Dave Thomas Circle. Formally known as the intersection of New York Ave, Florida Ave, and First Street NE
, this triangular homage to the Prince of Darkness has served as the ultimate middle finger to all things logical and decent since 2010.
It is unclear why it took over a decade for the District’s government to decide to remove Dante’s tenth
Bustling, Historic, Swanky, High-rise Situated at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and New York Avenue NW and bordered by M Street and 7th Street, Mount Vernon Square is much more than its name implies.
The neighborhood’s prime location puts it at the center of the hustle and bustle of DC’s downtown scene. It’s no surprise that the neighborhood served as the ideal location for the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, which has brought international assembly and a thriving collection of shops and restaurants to the area since opening in 2003. The Mount Vernon Square Metro stop on the Green and Yellow lines brings you directly to the convention center.
The attacks on the U.S. Capitol building early this month are an important reminder of why great Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, see architecture as a crucial component of our system of government.
We would picnic on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, my friends and I. Technically it wasnt allowed, but if you didnt play touch football or whip a Frisbee.