At the Chevy Chase Village Circle

There are a couple of old churches at the Chevy Chase Village Circle, in the DC area. One is Presbyterian and the other is Catholic. Here are several photos I took of them, back in 2007.

All Saints Church, Chevy Chase, MD, USA.

Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Chevy Chase, MD, USA.

Places

On 17th St NW in DC

Here are a few photos taken on a DC street you may not know by name, but you may recognize once you see the photos (hint: it passes by the White House).

Side view, Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC, USA.

Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC, USA.

Executive Office Building, old entrance with stairway, Washington, DC, USA.

Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington, DC, USA.

Entrance, Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA.

Front, Red Cross Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA.

Mansard, Executive Office Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Events

At the WWI Memorial in DC

In just a couple of years, we’ll be coming up on the 100th commemoration of the start of World War I. Whether you think of the 28th of June, 1914 or the 28th of July of that same year as its start, it was a war that left an indellible mark on Europe and on world history. Here are some photos taken at the WWI Memorial in Washington, DC.

Flaming Sword, The Second Division, World War I Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

World War I Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

Names of soldiers who died in WWI, WWI Memorial, Washington, DC, USA.

Places

Washington DC as seen from the top of the Washington Monument

Here’s how our nation’s capital looks if you climb to the top of the Washington Monument. It’s… monumental. I love the architecture and the way it’s been laid out. It is a pity that the ranks of the public servants have grown so much in recent times that certain government organizations no longer fit into the buildings originally designed for them. While some growth is understandable, there’s real, lasting value in the idea of a lean, simple government and a republic, not a democracy, as the US of A was originally created.