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14-Oct-2020

212 7th Street SE

This used to be Acqua al 2, an Italian restaurant we occasionally visited. I was confused because the flags were wrong, but I just checked, and they’ve been forced to close permanently due to the pandemic. Such a pity that this is happening all over the country.

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The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is offering a new walking tour, this time featuring murals around the Hill, about which they say:

“Capitol Hill is home to many dazzling (some, quite literally) works of art, painted on the exteriors of homes and businesses. Some murals are well known to the community – but we’ve included them because we love them and the Mural Tour wouldn’t be complete without them. Others may be familiar only to their immediate neighbors. Several of them have been on view for decades but many are more recent, including those that are part of the DC Statehood Murals project. A couple are on the sidewalk. One is not actually a mural at all but it’s art on the exterior of a structure, so no reason not to give it the attention it deserves. … Art is always best appreciated in person; particularly true in this case where the scale and placement of the work made photography a challenge.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

Egret celebrating his catch, posted earlier:

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Julie Oldfield17-Oct-2020 00:46
It’s very sad how many places are closing. The bright and cheerful scene is in sharp contrast to the epidemic. V
Graeme16-Oct-2020 22:58
The LOVE word really catches ones eye on this building, Helen. Many restaurants have closed in the UK too because of Covid:19. Our immediate future is quite grim at the moment with so many towns on the verge of lock down again....V
larose forest photos16-Oct-2020 21:22
I really love the idea of street art, livening up a city can only be good! V
Ika Zinka Eferl16-Oct-2020 20:00
How nice is it idea - love! V
John Hamers16-Oct-2020 17:21
Lovely and colorful message on the building. Indeed sad to see so many closures occur these days. !V
Nick Paoni16-Oct-2020 16:33
The closure is certainly a sign of the times. We can sure use more of the large sign on the side of the building right now.
joseantonio16-Oct-2020 16:30
nice light and painting.V
Nestor Derkach16-Oct-2020 16:18
Nice light and most excellent message and lovely in resolution.
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marie-jose wolff16-Oct-2020 16:06
this facade is nicely brightened up! V
Fong Lam16-Oct-2020 15:48
Pity that small business closures are increasing...excellent shot of this facade with that wonderful message....V
Industrial Heritage16-Oct-2020 15:05
A very nice way to lighten up a facade.
hayl16-Oct-2020 14:56
How sad that love didn't save the restaurant. So many closures of small businesses all over.