Comments on: Sweet Hidden Park http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/ Welcome to the beautiful life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Herb http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/#comment-130930 Herb Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:36:50 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3914#comment-130930 Ladybird was HOT! Ladybird was HOT!

]]> By: Mt P http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/#comment-130929 Mt P Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3914#comment-130929 David Kreeger was the former chairman of GEICO -- he died in 1990 (his obit in the NY Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DD133BF933A15752C1A966958260). His wife Carmen died in 2003. They're the ones who donated the money for this park. The Kreeger Museum on Foxhall Road NW was formerly their home - see http://www.kreegermuseum.org/. David Kreeger was the former chairman of GEICO — he died in 1990 (his obit in the NY Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DD133BF933A15752C1A966958260). His wife Carmen died in 2003. They’re the ones who donated the money for this park. The Kreeger Museum on Foxhall Road NW was formerly their home – see http://www.kreegermuseum.org/.

]]> By: ET http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/#comment-130928 ET Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:32:05 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3914#comment-130928 Lady Bird was a big advocate of "beautification" especially wildflowers on highways and if I remember correctly the anti-billboard feeling. Maybe that was the prompting Lady Bird was a big advocate of “beautification” especially wildflowers on highways and if I remember correctly the anti-billboard feeling. Maybe that was the prompting

]]> By: Fonzy http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/#comment-130927 Fonzy Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:59:17 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3914#comment-130927 PoP, The neighborhood throws a block party every year in that park on Hobart. You just missed the last one! PoP,

The neighborhood throws a block party every year in that park on Hobart. You just missed the last one!

]]> By: Neener http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2008/09/sweet-hidden-park/#comment-130926 Neener Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:40:26 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3914#comment-130926 I don't know what she encouraged, besides the Great Society, but Lady Bird has other area parks and playgrounds named after her. I don’t know what she encouraged, besides the Great Society, but Lady Bird has other area parks and playgrounds named after her.

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