Washington, DC
I was last in Washington in the late 50's. I had expected some changes as you might expect, but was really surprised to see what had
happened to the tourist sites. We stayed in a camp ground in Cherry Hill which was only 2 miles from the Greenbelt train station and
getting downtown was fairly easy even for a country boy like me. We took the get on/get off tour the first day and the buses the next two
days. We were exhausted by the end of the day all three times. We say most of it. What so disappointing to us was the removal of so
many historical type exhibits and the huge number of "art" type exhibits. Every thing was so politically correct we remarked about it
numerous times every day. We spent 3 hours in the American India exhibit and saw not one tommyhaulk. There was nothing about them
hunting animals (except for a few fish.). A foreign visitor would have thought they were vegetarians. Nothing about their waring tribes and
their slavery. One whole floor was devoted to their bead work which was interesting, but I remembered the exhibits of their hunting and
bravery exploits. There was an exhibits of guns used to subjugate them. I guess Washington is the seat of political correctness. There
are too many photos to name them, but I will make a few comments and necessary.
happened to the tourist sites. We stayed in a camp ground in Cherry Hill which was only 2 miles from the Greenbelt train station and
getting downtown was fairly easy even for a country boy like me. We took the get on/get off tour the first day and the buses the next two
days. We were exhausted by the end of the day all three times. We say most of it. What so disappointing to us was the removal of so
many historical type exhibits and the huge number of "art" type exhibits. Every thing was so politically correct we remarked about it
numerous times every day. We spent 3 hours in the American India exhibit and saw not one tommyhaulk. There was nothing about them
hunting animals (except for a few fish.). A foreign visitor would have thought they were vegetarians. Nothing about their waring tribes and
their slavery. One whole floor was devoted to their bead work which was interesting, but I remembered the exhibits of their hunting and
bravery exploits. There was an exhibits of guns used to subjugate them. I guess Washington is the seat of political correctness. There
are too many photos to name them, but I will make a few comments and necessary.
A bum sleeping in front of Union Station. Bum is
correct, he was an urban outdoor's man
correct, he was an urban outdoor's man
Canal street used to be a real canal and the
lock keeper lived here with his wife and 13 kids.
It was filled in.
lock keeper lived here with his wife and 13 kids.
It was filled in.
Watergate
This house in Georgetown is 7.1/2 feet wide, 3
stories and recently sold for $475,000.
stories and recently sold for $475,000.
This estate in Georgetown recently sold for
$28 million.
$28 million.
This bar opened up the day prohibition
was over.
was over.
Where Ronald Reagen was taken after he was
shot.
shot.
National Cathedral