dcnovice -> RE: What Do These Things Have In Common? (12/1/2006 8:04:08 PM)
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Well, yeah, but they also have a L'Enfant Plaza, which I find somewhere between ignorant and downright offensive. L'Enfant was the guy who got sacked because he was incompetent. Banneker designed your city, but he doesn't get a plaza because he was black. Ah, but have you seen L'Enfant Plaza? Not exactly a great monument. To be fair to dear old Pierre, I honestly do think he designed the city, though I confess that I'm no expert. He got fired, I think, because he was a lousy politician and razed some wealthy dude's house because it was in the way of one his grand boulevards. FWIW, Wikipedia says Banneker's role in DC lies in the realm of urban legend. But again, I'm no expert. You were the last list solver, LAM, so feel free to post a new challenge if you want. I was just pinch-hitting between rounds of stirring my plum pudding.
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