tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post3359542042907692958..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: Have a Say in the Future of the MallKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-41154588804856881432010-02-18T08:08:26.059-05:002010-02-18T08:08:26.059-05:00From my perspective as a new resident of Northern ...From my perspective as a new resident of Northern Virginia who had never before been to Washington, DC let me just say that the National Mall is an asset that should be treasured, not abhorred. When I arose from the Smithsonian Metrorail station, got off the escalator, and looked around, my mouth became agape. I could stare directly at the U.S. Capitol in one direction, turn around 180 degrees and see the Washington Monument, saw the old Smithsonian "castle" nearby, and also saw beautiful museums and government agencies lining adjacent streets. I'll admit that the condition of the grassland---worn, weedy, and ragged---was a disgrace, but overall that provided me with a lasting positive impression of the District. Coming from Reston, where everything is parking lots, chains, and suburban trash, it was so breathtaking to have experienced this sight.Restoniannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-86702961678962700222010-02-16T18:22:01.359-05:002010-02-16T18:22:01.359-05:00Why do we need the mall at all; there is no reason...Why do we need the mall at all; there is no reason; we could take all of that open space and build the museums there or something else its nothing but a f**king waste.<br /><br />If they want the area to be a park thats fine build a real one, return the area to its natural state or just give up.<br /><br /><br />@ Anonymous Feb 15, 2010 2:11:00 PM<br />when I say bulldoze i mean bulldoze the open areas with nothing but brown grass and trees we dont need them the city has enough green land in varies parts of the city such as <br /><br />Parkland/Grass Areas within the borders of DC<br /><br />Rock Creek Park<br />Anacostia Park<br />Glover Park<br />Meridan Park<br />Piney Branch Park<br />Battery Park<br />Melvin Park<br />Whitehaven Park<br />Branch Park<br />Potomac Park<br />Banard Park<br />Langdon Park<br />Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Park<br /><br /><br />all along the watts branch<br />all along the Anacostia River<br />all along the Potomac River<br /><br />the Arboretum<br /><br />Ft. Dupont<br />Ft. Chaplin<br />Ft. Mahan<br />Ft. Stanton<br />Ft. Davis<br />Ft. Totten<br />Ft. Reno<br />Ft. Stevens<br />Ft. Stocum<br />Ft. Bunker Hill<br /><br /><br />Roosevelt Island<br />Kingman Island<br /><br />Keniworth Aquatic Gardens <br />Oxon RunQuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-64857710889491304962010-02-16T10:47:28.024-05:002010-02-16T10:47:28.024-05:00Please, no more changes, no more museums. It is g...Please, no more changes, no more museums. It is great the way it is!!!!! do we really need to cover all the green spaces. How about seeing the sky, stars, etc....<br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-72184869636267029172010-02-15T23:04:04.767-05:002010-02-15T23:04:04.767-05:00The option to keep it green and open is a must if ...The option to keep it green and open is a must if the Mall is to continue as a national meeting place for events, demonstrations, festivals, gatherings, inaugurations, holidays, etc. <br /><br />If not on a grassy mall in the heart of the nation's capital, then where will Americans who trek to Washington, DC for their cause and to voice significance convene? There are other places for ball fields and specific sporting venues within the city. This is one place the country can come and gather to voice free speech.<br /> <br />Maintenance of the property is really the key to it being a vibrant arena for the country to gather before the US Capitol building. It's the "Nation's Town Square" so fund the Park Service to properly keep it up, and ... wide open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-1840572963899625882010-02-15T20:21:18.284-05:002010-02-15T20:21:18.284-05:00Ah, yes, the mind of a liberal. Oppose continued c...Ah, yes, the mind of a liberal. Oppose continued construction and you're a "racist." Oppose a SECOND, racial-separatist museum, and you're a "racist."<br /><br />I guess we can get anything built if you call people racist. Yeah, I've heard of the racial-separatist Latino museum, in fact I predicted it years ago. Every racial grievance group is going to be clamoring for more construction on the mall. Of course, we're going to need a SECOND Asian museum, a Middle Eastern-American museum, etc. etc.<br /><br />Can't we all exist in the AMERICAN HISTORY Museum? Or is that too colorblind of me? I guess MLK, Jr.'s "little dream" will have to be postponed because of the political left.<br /><br />Goodbye, National Mall!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-66477327443345404022010-02-15T18:31:47.651-05:002010-02-15T18:31:47.651-05:00Second AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM??? Why would there ...Second AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM??? Why would there be need for two? Anyway, subdue your racist tendencies and get ready for the Museum of the American Latino which is also being planned for the National Mall: http://americanlatinomuseum.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-4285015975084801802010-02-15T16:46:49.040-05:002010-02-15T16:46:49.040-05:00Let's keep as much green as possible.Let's keep as much green as possible.Mikehttp://www.darorealty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-42028010549522958242010-02-15T14:12:32.234-05:002010-02-15T14:12:32.234-05:00NO second AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM! The remaining f...NO second AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM! The remaining field on which it is planned to be placed does NOT NEED TO BE DEVELOPED!<br /><br />Why wipe out a great view from the corner of 14th and Constitution Ave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-20795439106166071922010-02-15T14:11:16.150-05:002010-02-15T14:11:16.150-05:00Que,
bulldoze the entire space? and do what...pl...Que, <br /><br />bulldoze the entire space? and do what...place your option number 4 there? last time i checked there were museums and monuments on the mall already. perhaps you've not been there since, oh, the 1700's. <br /><br />learn that to and too are different and that can not should have been cannot. even bloggers utilize good grammar and proper spelling. <br /><br />this is iteration number 10000. there were proposals in the past, including one in the 1990s and again in 2004 about this very issue, including how to incorporate a new single span bridge into the city and create an expanded federal core. <br /><br />get with it dc! stop paying for all these studies that say the same thing and use the money to enact one of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-59652948842488126812010-02-12T23:39:14.711-05:002010-02-12T23:39:14.711-05:00Bulldoze it
1 its a piece of shit
2 we have to m...Bulldoze it<br /><br />1 its a piece of shit<br /><br />2 we have to many parks/openland within the borders of the city<br /><br />3 they can not up keep it.<br /><br />4 museums or monuments would be better there.Quenoreply@blogger.com