AngryCommieKender comments on The Lincoln Memorial under construction, 1917.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

I would have thought there'd be roads.... DC's main roads were laid out in the early to mid 1800s....

Around the same time, and by the same designer that did Indianapolis. Everyone at the time thought he was crazy for putting in absolutely enormous roads. Turned out that he was right to do so.

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