Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 28, 2022
November 25, 2022
November 30, 2022
Transcript:
lost historic sites of d.c. most of them too embarrassing to make it into the history books. washingto cool disco dan 1927 gonzaga the old capitol hill water tower, torn down to make room for the supreme court. note zeppelin hovering in distance over stadium for what was then the washington honest injuns football team. giant spittoon in front of american association of spittoon manufacturers. smithson's world renowned congress of wonders the original smithsonian institution. old department of truth, culture & beauty building. disbanded and demolished. now a starbucks. johnny reb says "welcome to virginia" where the confederacy begins sign, circa 1864. possibly still extant.
Cpeckbourlioux almost 2 years ago
Oh, that welcome sign must be still there.
Moonglow Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Love the tip o’the pen to Cool Disco Dan on the water tower! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Cool_%22Disco%22_Dan
And Gonzaga (“Go Gonzaga! beat St. John’s”)
jmcenanly almost 2 years ago
Considering the Orwellian nature of many bureaucratic names, these could be the people behind much of the scrap metal sculptures, prison-like apartment buildings and unmelodic music so common these days
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 2 years ago
That 1864 road sign is a national treasure being the very first of its kind for advertizing a state.
Then, the history of advertising takes you to 1704, when the first newspaper ad was used in the US. Later in 1835, advertising took a new turn with the very first billboard ad in the US showed carnival/circus posters more than 50 sq. Ft.
Sisyphos almost 2 years ago
And this is just the tip of the iceberg (so to speak) of D.C.’s lesser-known monuments! Richard could have written a whole guidebook about them!
gbars70 almost 2 years ago
Maybe they can dump that godawful Commanders name and adapt this satirical misnomer.