dc1968

curated project commemorating the 50th anniversary of 1968 in dc

dedicated to bobby r. hale
26 june 1968 & national park service dismantles resurrection city

26 june 1968 & national park service dismantles resurrection city

#OTD 26 June 2018 National Park Service workers continue to dismantle Resurrection City, destroying the encampment that housed ~3,000 residents for six weeks. The above photo and others taken by a U.S. News & World Report photographer show the remains of the city, including:

refrigerators
clothes
shoes
televisions
fans
children's bicycles
books
suitcases
mattresses
cribs
strollers
cooling fans
sports balls
chairs
coolers

Your comments are welcome below. Did you, a family member or neighbor (know people who) remain in DC after the dismantling of Resurrection City? Do you remember reading about or seeing the destruction of Resurrection City? Do you have photos of the destruction of Resurrection City? Were you one of the NPS workers that dismantled Resurrection City? You may comment privately here.

Photo source: Courtesy Library of Congress. U.S News & World Report, "Tearing Down of Wood Huts," 25 June 1968. WKL, photographer. #19326.

27 june 1968 & resurrection city no more

27 june 1968 & resurrection city no more

25 june 1968 & whitney young jr excoriates white architects @aia convention

25 june 1968 & whitney young jr excoriates white architects @aia convention