Completed in 2011, this mural appeals to a younger generation, especially given the fact it's across the street from a playground.
Each figure on the mural represents an iconic D.C. symbol. (Courtesy D.C. Mural Project)
Courtesy D.C. Mural Project
It represents the Latin American culture that helped shape Adams Morgan in the 1970s.
(Courtesy D.C. Mural Project)
Courtesy D.C. Mural Project
"We're not really in a distinct neighborhood, but all these people are here," she says.
The mural is suppose to portray the seasons in a year or even the seasons in a life.
"The overarching theme is education," Perry Frank, from D.C. Mural Project, says. "Being near Cardozo High School and it's not that far from Howard (University)."
(Courtesy D.C. Mural Project)
Courtesy D.C. Mural Project
Perry Frank sums it up nicely: "I think [Peck] was trying to honor the neighborhood and the various elements that made this neighborhood what it is."
(Courtesy D.C. Mural Project)
Courtesy D.C. Mural Project
Salon Roi co-owner, Roi Barnard, commissioned the mural in response to Marilyn Monroe's death, and it has been an icon of the 2800 block of Connecticut Avenue for over 40 years.
It was finished in 1979 and restored in 2001. Frank says, "Everyone loved it (the mural) so much, that it'll never come down."
(D.C. Mural Project)
D.C. Mural Project
