They ran out of funding to build that? How much does it cost to build a stone rectangle?
And how and why did they lift the top two-thirds to put the bottom-third at the bottom? Wouldn’t it have been easier to start from the bottom in the first place?
No wonder they ran out of funding. Projected by one of those avant-garde college-educated architect of the time, no doubt.
Also, The Standells never visited Boston, and Bill and Taffy Danoff, who wrote “Take Me Home, Country Road” for John Denver, never went to West Virginia.
Well, neither one of them ADMITTED to going to a baseball game. Who would admit such a thing? ~ Snooty Patootie British Cricket Fan Extraordinaire
Take care, may English draughts champion Charles “Call It Checkers And I’ll Roundly Smite You About The Neck And Shoulders” Worthingtonord be with you, and gesundheit.
Take me out to the ballgame is sung at the Cardinal’s stadium (Busch Stadium) in St. Louis. A few years ago, the vendors quit selling Cracker Jacks so they changed the lyrics to omit them.
I remember reading they got the idea for the song when the elevated train passed by the old Polo Grounds(NY GIANTS) while there was a day game going on.
And was Pickled Pete “Dill” or “Bread and Butter”?
It’s a rather generic song. I’m sure that people that had attended games told them about it. They didn’t have to necessarily attend a game to get that information.
The Washington Monument is a form of Egyptian Obelisk—popular with ancient power-crazy Romans who stole them from Egypt (e.g., placed one in front of the Vatican), upon which much of DC architecture is based. Oh, ye mighty, despair!
Actually, the Washington Monument was stopped due to the Civil War. If one gets the opportunity to walk the stairs within, the plaques are very interesting. Just before the line, walking downwards, the plaques have some annimosity as a result of the Civil War. Then, just below the line, the plaques talk about keeping the Union together.
A snippet from the article pearlsbs kindly provided: (If someone else has already provided this info, my apologies; I haven’t finished reading all the comments yet.)
Why does the color change on the outside of the monument?When the monument was under construction in 1854, the Washington National Monument Society ran out of money and the project ground to a halt. Twenty-five years later, the U.S. Government took over and completed the upper two-thirds of the structure by 1884 using marble from a different quarry. The two sections closely resembled each other at first, but time, wind, rain, and erosion have caused the marble sections to weather differently, thereby producing the difference in color. A third type of marble is also visible at the dividing line between the two main phases of construction.
Templo S.U.D. almost 2 years ago
I’ve been to the Washington Monument on a family road trip in the summer of ’98 and no way I remember seeing the obelisk being two-toned.
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Which place is holier—-Central Park or Vatican City, and, more relevant, does anybody care these days?
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Izzy Moreno almost 2 years ago
They ran out of funding to build that? How much does it cost to build a stone rectangle?
And how and why did they lift the top two-thirds to put the bottom-third at the bottom? Wouldn’t it have been easier to start from the bottom in the first place?
No wonder they ran out of funding. Projected by one of those avant-garde college-educated architect of the time, no doubt.
therese_callahan2002 almost 2 years ago
Also, The Standells never visited Boston, and Bill and Taffy Danoff, who wrote “Take Me Home, Country Road” for John Denver, never went to West Virginia.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Golden Gate Park is 18% larger than Central Park.
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 2 years ago
Well, neither one of them ADMITTED to going to a baseball game. Who would admit such a thing? ~ Snooty Patootie British Cricket Fan Extraordinaire
Take care, may English draughts champion Charles “Call It Checkers And I’ll Roundly Smite You About The Neck And Shoulders” Worthingtonord be with you, and gesundheit.
oakie817 almost 2 years ago
well, they sure hit a homer with the song
preacherman Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I guess the Washington Monument’s unfinished appearance goes well with our unfinished country.
WCraft Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Take me out to the ballgame is sung at the Cardinal’s stadium (Busch Stadium) in St. Louis. A few years ago, the vendors quit selling Cracker Jacks so they changed the lyrics to omit them.
198.23.5.11 almost 2 years ago
I remember reading they got the idea for the song when the elevated train passed by the old Polo Grounds(NY GIANTS) while there was a day game going on.
And was Pickled Pete “Dill” or “Bread and Butter”?
basspro almost 2 years ago
Now that’s something to “Marble “ at.
Jogger2 almost 2 years ago
In visiting D.C., some parents, who know the actual reason, tell their kids the color difference is due to a flood.
Stephen Gilberg almost 2 years ago
The Washington Monument’s history’s sad.
I don’t mean to say that the tower looks bad.
It just took an awfully long time to complete,
And its record for height took mere months to defeat
After opening up to the public, you see.
You’ve heard of the victor; it’s found in Paree.
It’s not even made to commemorate aught,
Just prove itself possible (many thought not).
If only it weren’t for that decades-long pause
In the D.C. construction! So what was the cause?
The money ran out, and a struggle ensued
For control of the project (those Know-Nothings — rude).
There followed, of course, a great war between states.
Construction resumed at a much later date.
At least it’s still here and as famous as ever,
Perhaps, in the long run, a worthy endeavor.
sonnygreen almost 2 years ago
How about the solid Aluminum pyramid at the top. It was worth as much as its’ Gold equivalent.
Moon57Shine almost 2 years ago
It’s a rather generic song. I’m sure that people that had attended games told them about it. They didn’t have to necessarily attend a game to get that information.
heathcliff2 almost 2 years ago
At least the Washington monument is ours.
susanj77 almost 2 years ago
I didn’t know Cracker Jacks had been around that long.
Pickled Pete almost 2 years ago
They tell me I’m not suspended. Can anybody see me?
AZCoyote almost 2 years ago
The Washington Monument was built back in the good old days. When the U.S. government only spent money that they actually had.
JohnShirley1 almost 2 years ago
I asked a librarian if she had a book about Pavlov’s dog and Schrödinger’s cat?
She said it rang a bell, but she wasn’t sure if it was there or not.
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
The Washington Monument is a form of Egyptian Obelisk—popular with ancient power-crazy Romans who stole them from Egypt (e.g., placed one in front of the Vatican), upon which much of DC architecture is based. Oh, ye mighty, despair!
redderek almost 2 years ago
Actually, the Washington Monument was stopped due to the Civil War. If one gets the opportunity to walk the stairs within, the plaques are very interesting. Just before the line, walking downwards, the plaques have some annimosity as a result of the Civil War. Then, just below the line, the plaques talk about keeping the Union together.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 2 years ago
About 4 hours ago Pickled Pete said,
They tell me I’m not suspended. Can anybody see me?
No, not yet.
finnygirl Premium Member almost 2 years ago
A snippet from the article pearlsbs kindly provided: (If someone else has already provided this info, my apologies; I haven’t finished reading all the comments yet.)
Why does the color change on the outside of the monument?When the monument was under construction in 1854, the Washington National Monument Society ran out of money and the project ground to a halt. Twenty-five years later, the U.S. Government took over and completed the upper two-thirds of the structure by 1884 using marble from a different quarry. The two sections closely resembled each other at first, but time, wind, rain, and erosion have caused the marble sections to weather differently, thereby producing the difference in color. A third type of marble is also visible at the dividing line between the two main phases of construction.
BaconBoyCamper almost 2 years ago
Glad to see you deleted your “final” post, Charlie.