Days long gone at the substation by Helen Betts

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07-Mar-2021

Days long gone at the substation

Another section of mural at the Pepco substation. I must admit I don’t know who the musician is, but the “photograph” is of 4th Street SW from 1949, and I do know it looks nothing like that now. In fact, much of Southwest DC was demolished to make way for a freeway and urban "development." Such a pity to have lost all those old buildings.

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Local artists Kaliq Crosby and Rose Jaffe recently decorated the walls of a new Pepco substation in Southwest Washington with murals of DC icons Marvin Gaye, congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and famous statesman Frederick Douglas along with other beautiful images, some of which I’ll post individually.

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

‘Flash Point,’ posted earlier:

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Kevin D Warren		22-Mar-2021 20:48
This one is alive with energy and your photograph conveys it quite well. Love the splash of sun lighting up the corner.

bill friedlander		14-Mar-2021 16:01
Looks like an old photograph artistically incorporated into the mural. Great shot of it. V

Dennis Hoyne		14-Mar-2021 15:29
Another wonderful mural, nicely photographed.

Gill Kopy		14-Mar-2021 05:14
What a marvelous mural - I feel I should know who the musician is - very nicely captured. V

Raymond Ma		14-Mar-2021 05:04
A very cool mural with a nod to the past. I like the light and shadows as well as how textured the wall is. V

LynnH		14-Mar-2021 01:58
A very talented artist did this. I love it. V

larose forest photos		14-Mar-2021 01:04
So this truly fantastic mural is not only beautiful, but a reminder of what was lost. It is such a shame to demolish old buildings, they are part of our history. V

janescottcumming		14-Mar-2021 00:24
I like how the artist worked in all blues for the street scene. V

Nick Paoni		13-Mar-2021 22:30
Neat seeing a "street scene" on a mural on the street.

Patricia Kay		13-Mar-2021 22:09
Fabulous paining that really brings the building to life...great shot Helen... BV

Mairéad		13-Mar-2021 21:10
I really like this mural and the shadows add another layer of interest. V

Julie Oldfield		13-Mar-2021 20:41
The mural captures the history of the place well. V

victorswan		13-Mar-2021 19:45
Great work Helen I love this image in combination with the 1949 postcard, just super BV

joseantonio		13-Mar-2021 19:07
lovely decoration for that wall...Looks like a post card....V.

John Hamers		13-Mar-2021 18:46
The blue sky and the shadows adds interest to this colorful mural, Well captured. !!!V

William Barletta		13-Mar-2021 18:23
The shadows increase the reality of the street scene in the mural ~V~

globalgadabout		13-Mar-2021 18:10
4th st looked so funky back then, and the artists evoke that feeling very well...

Don Mottershead		13-Mar-2021 18:05
Another interesting section of this excellent mural.