Logan Circle
July 24, 2009 at 9:05 amDC, Exteriors, animals
Its been tough getting back into the swing of things at home after a week in the great Alaskan wilderness, but I figured it was time to get on with pictures from DC, and hopefully I can get around to the full Alaska gallery later today.
So today’s photo is of Logan Circle, in Northwest DC. It’s 6 blocks to the east of Dupont Circle, and is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. It was originally called Iowa Circle (Matt will like that) up until 1930, when Congress voted to rename it. US Senator from Illinois and Union Civil War general John A. Logan stands memorialized, with his horse of course, at the center of the circle. More interesting tidbits: Logan was unsuccessful in his bid for VP of the United States in 1884 alongside James G. Blaine. There is another equestrian statue of him in Grant Park in Chicago.
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July 27th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
juxta is back=my motivation to come to work everyday