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Snapshots: Presidential landmarks in the Presidents Day storm

Dave Dildine | ddildine@wtop.com

February 15, 2016, 5:49 PM

As the bike ride begins, snow starts to collect on the Theodore Roosevelt statue at the Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial in D.C. on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A  thickening layer of snow collects on the Theodore Roosevelt statue at the Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial during a Presidents Day snowstorm Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Here's a veiw of the Washington Monument in the midst of a Presidents Day snow storm on. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Here’s a view of the Washington Monument in the midst of a Presidents Day snowstorm on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. The flags are half-staff in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Along the Tidal Basin, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial-- stop No. 3 on Dave Dildine's Presidents Day bike ride -- already has a good coating of snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Along the Tidal Basin, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial — stop No. 3 on Dave Dildine’s Presidents Day bike ride — already has a good layering of snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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A snowy view of the Jefferson Memorial on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The Jefferson Memorial is perched above a snow- and ice-covered Tidal Basin during a snowstorm on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 13, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The Washington Monument is barely visible behind the Lincoln Memorial on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine via Twitter)
As snow lightly falls, the Washington Monument is barely visible behind the Lincoln Memorial on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. This is the view from Virginia. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The Andrew Jackson Memorial in Lafayette Square stands tall in the Presidents Day storm, Monday, Feb. 16, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine via Twitter)
The Andrew Jackson Memorial stands tall during a Presidents Day storm on Monday, Feb. 16, 2016. This was one of the first major equestrian statues produced in the U.S., according to the National Park Service. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac was stop No. 7 on Dave Dildine's snowy Presidents Day bike ride through the snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The granite monolith at Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac was stop No. 7 on Dave Dildine’s snowy Presidents Day bike ride on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts during the Presidents Day snowfall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was another stop on Dave Dildine’s bike ride through the snowfall on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The James A Garfield Monument was stop No. 8 on Dave Dildine's snowy Presidents Day bike ride. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The James A. Garfield Monument was stop No. 9 on Dave Dildine’s snowy Presidents Day bike ride on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The Architect of the Capitol's offce says staff have been busy restoring the statue at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial because weather and time have not been kind. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The Architect of the Capitol’s office says its staff has been busy restoring the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, where weather and time have not been kind. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The snow builds up at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building during the 2016 Presidents Day snowfall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Snow builds up on the steps of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building during the 2016 Presidents Day snowstorm. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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Crews at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center shovel after a 3-inch snowfall on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Crews shovel at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. D.C. received at least 3 inches of snowfall on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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As the bike ride begins, snow starts to collect on the Theodore Roosevelt statue at the Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial in D.C. on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Here's a veiw of the Washington Monument in the midst of a Presidents Day snow storm on. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Along the Tidal Basin, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial-- stop No. 3 on Dave Dildine's Presidents Day bike ride -- already has a good coating of snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
A snowy view of the Jefferson Memorial on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The Washington Monument is barely visible behind the Lincoln Memorial on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine via Twitter)
The Andrew Jackson Memorial in Lafayette Square stands tall in the Presidents Day storm, Monday, Feb. 16, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine via Twitter)
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac was stop No. 7 on Dave Dildine's snowy Presidents Day bike ride through the snow. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Preforming Arts during the Presidents Day snowfall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The James A Garfield Monument was stop No. 8 on Dave Dildine's snowy Presidents Day bike ride. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The Architect of the Capitol's offce says staff have been busy restoring the statue at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial because weather and time have not been kind. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The snow builds up at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building during the 2016 Presidents Day snowfall. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Crews at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center shovel after a 3-inch snowfall on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Dave Dildine

A native to the Washington area, Dave Dildine is no stranger to the region's complex traffic and weather patterns. Dave joined WTOP in 2010 when the station launched its very own in-house traffic service. You can hear him "on the 8s and when it breaks" from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.

ddildine@wtop.com

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