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#Mailbox – Cow – 4701 6th St. S., Arlington, VA

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@drevil 205405 wrote:

1/16/21 – the word “Brewing”, “Winery”, “Mead”, or “Distillery” on a sign.

On 1/16/1919, the 18th amendment (aka Prohibition) was ratified. Let’s stick it to the man and flex on how easy it is to get into the “spirit” of things now by posting one pic from your ride. Optionally, you can also let us know if there is anything in particular you like in/from/about this place.

Please be responsible on this quest! 😮

Happy hunting!

1/16/21 – “Brewing” – Board Room Brewing, 925 N. Garfield St., Arlington, VA

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#PublicArtFinder Arlington Arts Center 3550 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA. “Passages” represents the ‘middle passage’ of the slave trade. https://arlingtonartscenter.org/exhibits/2020/lynda-andrews-barry-passage/

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#PublicArtFinder – on 7th Street South in Arlington, VA, just before the dead end where there is an entrance to the W&OD trail. My bike isn’t in the photo, but there IS a bike in the artwork!

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@Steve O 205419 wrote:

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This is the location where Air Florida flight 90 crashed into the Potomac after hitting the southern-most span of the 14th St. Bridge: Jan 13, 1982. It struck 7 vehicles on the bridge, killing 4 people. Of the 74 passengers and 5 crew, only 5 survived. It occurred during a blizzard, making rescue of passengers on the mostly submerged plane very difficult. Here’s the pub-worthy factoid: that span of the bridge was renamed the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge, in memory of Mr. Williams, a passenger who kept passing the rescue line to others so they could be pulled to safety, but perished before he could be rescued himself.

And Mr. Williams was the only one whose cause of death was listed as drowning (the others died on impact), since he kept passing the life ring on to someone else. He as definitely a hero.

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@snugglefestival 205426 wrote:

Amazing! I am going to hunt down that historical marker myself and check it out. I love all of the different pieces of history – and your own family history – that are tied together in this one!
EDITED: @Catedrew, that was supposed to be my reply to you. I have not mastered the functionality of this forum and its reply options.

It’s at 2505 1st St. South, in Arlington. On the corner of S. Cleveland Street and 1st. Street South. If you GPS it, it will put you on the street behind (2400 block of 1st. St. St). So, if you are using GPS, plug in the neighbor’s house at 2601 1st. St. S., or 101 S.Cleveland St.

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@snugglefestival 205239 wrote:

Wikipedia’s 20th birthday is tomorrow (January 15), and I’m sponsoring a rapid-response, one-day-only pointless-prize in honor of it.

The task: On January 15, while you are out and about on your bike, take a picture of a place that has a Wikipedia page and share one fact about that place using #Wikipedia20.

Pro tip: If you need help finding a place, use the Wikipedia app on your phone. The toolbar on the bottom has a “Places” button, which will open a map showing you all the spots near you with Wikipedia pages.

Scoring: I will choose a winner based on the creativity of your photo AND the pub-quiz-worthiness of the fact you include. If there are a lot of great entries, I will award a second and third place prize as well.

The prize: Some Wikipedia swag

Full disclosure: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation and edit Wikipedia, but I am doing this in my personal capacity.

OK, here is my #Wikipedia20 post

Charles R. Drew – wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Drew

This is the sign in front of the Charles R. Drew house in Arlington, VA. One interesting fact about Charles R. Drew is that there was a huge myth about his death. You see, he discovered how to separate blood plasma from the red and white cells (which saved thousands of lives during WWII), and he started the Red Cross Blood Bank. He was in a car accident in Alamance County, North Carolina. The myth was that he was refused service at one hospital because he was black, and he was forced to go to the black hospital, and by then it was too late, and he died from… wait for it… loss of blood. BUT – that is only a myth. In reality, he was brought to the nearest hospital and they worked on him to the best of their ability, but his injuries were too great, and he died anyway. Besides the house, there is also a school in Arlington named after him, as well as a bridge in DC. Oh, and he’s also my Great-Uncle Charlie.

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#Mailbox – 117 S. Irving Street, Arlington, VA. – Not as interesting as others, but still a little different.

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@drevil 205300 wrote:

1/15/21 – Bagel

In honor of National Bagel Day on 1/15, on your ride take a pic of a bagel or a shop that features bagels. Let us know where the good stuff is!

1/15/21 – Bagel

Dunkin’ Donuts is the closest place near me that has bagels. I’ve had them, and they aren’t bad. Maybe not as good as some specialty bagel places, but no complaints here. This one is on Columbia Pike near Walter Reed Drive, in Arlington, VA.

I don’t know why the photo turned sideways. Heavy sigh.

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@drevil 205210 wrote:

1/14/21 – “Benedict Arnold” Anagram Word (5 or more letters, can’t be handwritten or on/in something portable)

It’s the nation’s most famous traitor’s birthday on 1/14: Benedict Arnold

Happy hunting!

1/14/21 – Benedict Arnold Anagram: “Entrance”

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@Kbikeva 205160 wrote:

Where oh where did you find this?

In Arlington – it was certainly a very nice surprise!

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@Boomer2U 205102 wrote:

Mailboxes so nice, that [mention]Catedrew [/mention] had to post twice![emoji1787]

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Damn Tapatalk! Can’t figure out why it did that! LOL!

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@drevil 205067 wrote:

1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word (5 or more letters, can’t be handwritten or on/in something portable)

1/13/21 – Liam Hemsworth anagram ‘isothermal’

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Here’s two mailboxes – not that spectacular, but I thought they were interesting #mailbox

This one looks like a barn, It’s on 6th Street South in Arlington, between Fillmore and Irving Streets.

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This one just looked classy – lots of iron! It’s in Arlington on S. Irving Street between 2nd and 6th Streets.

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Here’s two mailboxes – not that spectacular, but I thought they were interesting

This one looks like a barn, It’s on 6th Street South in Arlington, between Fillmore and Irving Streets.

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This one just looked classy – lots of iron! It’s in Arlington on S. Irving Street between 2nd and 6th Streets.

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