Comments on: Super Cool Mural Completed in Ledroit Park

By: Nestum23

Nestum23 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:50:54 +0000

Reminds me of the movie Monster where Charlize Theron ask for CHA-BLISS at a restaurant ahahahahhahahahhah

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:29:40 +0000

Uh, I was being sarcastic – Washingtonians aren’t known for our French accents… Sensitive crowd! “Leh” would be, I assume, the correct French pronunciation. Double dag! Like, gag me with 1987!

By: PetworthRes

PetworthRes — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:36:24 +0000

Well, it is Luh-Droyt so I guess a combo. Def not Lee Droyt.

Now, I really wish I lived on Illinoise!

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:56:38 +0000

Of course it’s Luh-droyt! Why would you think we could ever handle a Frenchified pronunciation here?!

I would’ve thanked you for your answer if you didn’t have to get so smart with it. Dag. (And the way you pronounced the “Le” part is a French pronunciation.)

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:35:36 +0000

Of course it’s Luh-droyt! Why would you think we could ever handle a Frenchified pronunciation here?! LeDroit was the first name of the father-in-law of one of the two developers of LP… can’t think of the surnname right now, but he built a mansion somewhere near Adams Morgan, and his wife had the first car in the District. He later made a fortune paving US roads…

By: Illi-Noise

Illi-Noise — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:34:38 +0000

Golden Silence – i have a similar question about “Illinois” Ave. I thought it was pronounced like the State, you know, Illi-noy. However, as my neighbors and delivery people correct me by saying, “oh, you mean, Illi-noise, ave.”

It’s Illi-noy people.

By: RD

RD — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:19:36 +0000

I wish I was a little bit taller. I wish I was a baller.

By: Nestum23

Nestum23 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:23:17 +0000

El derecho

By: Golden Silence

Golden Silence — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:15:51 +0000

I’m going to ask now so this’ll stop bugging me: Is it pronounced “Luh-Dwa” like French, or Americanized like “Lee Droyt”? I’ve been in the DC area for nearly 4 years but still don’t know.

By: JHeels

JHeels — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:51:44 +0000

I usually don’t like neighborhood murals, but I give this one my stamp of approval, for what it’s worth.

ANC 4B just unanimously endorsed a petition for funding to create a mural next to the Takoma Metro station. I’d have voted against it, but since it looks like it’s going to happen, I can only hope it turns out this well.

I’d prefer a mural more like the bottom portion of the Ledroit Park mural. I’m not very into the top portion. Then again, that might just be me.