Eastern Market in DC caught on fire, yesterday morning. I hope it reminds people of local history.
Too often, those of us who live far beyond the Beltway, think of DC as the Capitol, full of politicians, bureaucracy, marble buildings, and memorials.
Yes, it's all of that, and more.
I've never been to Eastern Market, an old building that contains food, flowers, and a flea market. But I did mention it in a post about its German-born designer, Adolf Cluss, over a year ago. You'll have to scroll down to the entry about the "commie" architect.
It's worth noting another historical news item from yesterday, that of the official handover of the German map that named America. 500 years ago, in 1507, Martin Waldseemueller's map was published that used the name, "America." (The German-born mapmaker worked in France, so you could claim that the map was of French origins, but the prince that sold it to the Americans in 2001 was German. That should be an interesting story in tracing the map's history.)
Yesterday should've been declared German-American Day.
Posted by raacluse at May 1, 2007 11:50 AM