Route One Fun

Fun Along the Route 1 Corridor

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Joanna Blake’s “Great Blue Herons” Sculpture

In my earlier post here about the new sculptures arriving in Riverdale Park, I promised an upcoming post about the nearby “Great Blue Herons” sculpture, meticulously designed by the late Joanna Blake. Over winter break, I got a chance to check out her great work in person and am excited to share pictures of the […]

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Sweet-Hearts in Riverdale Park!

Walking through Riverdale Park the other day, this cool, colorful and approachable sculpture near Beale Circle (behind Wells Fargo) caught my attention: “Sweet-Hearts” by Craig Berube-Gray Riverdale Park Public Art Initiative: “Sweet-Hearts” I knew that the Hyattsville CDC had been busy at installing new sculptures in the area so I reached out to Justin Fair, […]

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Holiday Lights Along Hyattsville’s Route One!

Hope you all had an enjoyable Thanksgiving! We sneaked out for a bit on Friday evening to check out the holiday lights scene along Route One in Hyattsville, care of the SoHy Collective and their “Light It Up” event. I love holiday lights so along with my hot toddy, I was a very happy lady. […]

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Whoo Goes There?! Nest of Owls Calls University Park Home

Just last week, I did a quick post here about the Yellow-Crowned Night Heron chainsaw sculpture in University Park, marveling about how the sculptor, Don Becker, created this work via chainsaw! Next thing you know, I learned Becker would be at it again soon – this time re-purposing a stump across from UP’s Tot Lot. I stopped […]

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Sculpting by Chainsaw: University Park’s Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

After passing this sculpture in University Park about 4-5 times a week for the last year or so, I decided to take a moment to read up on its story. According to this Washington Post article, the “Yellow-crowned night heron chainsaw sculpture was commissioned by [University Park] as an alternative to removing dead trees.” Michael Beal, University […]