A facelift at 23? For the Chinatown Gateway Arch, yes. Appears to be about time. The arch, which was built via a Beijing-Washington partnership in 1986, is one of the most prominent reminders that the you are indeed in DC's Chinatown. It does look a little weathered, so the DC Commission on the Arts an Humanities has tasked the original architecture firm to paint, replace rotting wood, and complete other upgrades. The relatively cheap job (under $300K) should be completed by summer's end. I'll try to get out for a few before and after photos.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Chinatown Arch Gets a Facelift
A facelift at 23? For the Chinatown Gateway Arch, yes. Appears to be about time. The arch, which was built via a Beijing-Washington partnership in 1986, is one of the most prominent reminders that the you are indeed in DC's Chinatown. It does look a little weathered, so the DC Commission on the Arts an Humanities has tasked the original architecture firm to paint, replace rotting wood, and complete other upgrades. The relatively cheap job (under $300K) should be completed by summer's end. I'll try to get out for a few before and after photos.
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This is not the first maintenance effort on this wooden structure, and it won't be the last. Which agencies conducted past efforts? Are Public Arts funds being spend on this restoration project, although that is not the legislated purpose of ths program?
Waste of money.
Yes, yes, such a waste, much better to let one of the most prominent landmarks in one of DC's most-trafficked non-federal areas continue to decay.
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