Talk:National Mall
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[edit] National Mall Description
The description of the National Mall is very inaccurate. The National Mall includes the Mall, the White House, Presidents' Park, Washington Monument, and West Potomac Park. The Mall is proper term for the area from the Capitol to Washington Monument. The accurate use of the terms "National Mall" and "the Mall" is something that many people struggle with including some of the media people who put together NPS websites. Eym0111 16:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism
I don't have an account on here or anything but I thought somebody should know that the Transportation and External Links portion of this article seem to have been vandalized. 70.21.27.73 04:17, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Largest Rally?
The article claims: "To date, the largest rally on the Mall was the 2004 March for Women's Lives, in favor of abortion rights and against George W. Bush." Has anyone seen any source for this claim? It is my understanding that estimates of crowd size are no longer released due to many organizations claiming to have the largest rally... Gblaz 20:25, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
- Further research has confirmed that the U.S. Park Police no longer issue estimates of crowd sizes. Therefore it is impossible to confirm the statement. Gblaz
[edit] The Mall and the White House
The Mall features the White House, but is within walking distance of the Capitol ? Is the White House on the mall then ? -- ll
- No, the White House is four blocks north of the Washington Monument. It's separated from the Mall by The Ellipse (3 blocks) and its own yard (1 block). -- Jeff Q 01:14, 6 Jun 2004 (UTC)
[edit] The?
I don't think this phrase passes the "capitalised 'The' in running text" test, so by my reading of Wikipedia:Naming conventions (definite and indefinite articles at beginning of name), this ought to be at National Mall. Alai 23:17, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed and moved. violet/riga (t) 23:30, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Satellite Image
The public domain claim on the topmost satellite image (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:National_mall_%28east%29_satellite_image_2.jpg) claims that it is a USGS work, yet the image itself has a Google copyright watermark on it. Am I missing something here or was this image used without permission?
- Screw Google. All they've done is slap copyright notices on USGS public domain images. The DC satellite images found through google maps and the images found via other sources that are expressly sourced as coming from the USGS are identical. Screw Google. Though someone should Photoshop out their stupid watermark. Postdlf 02:50, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Cruciform layout
I removed a recent addition that described the layout of the WH, Cap, Wash Mon, Linc Mon, and Jeff Mon as "cruciform," which implies a Christian religious intent. This was not the original layout (since the monuments came later) and certainly not the original intention. Moreover, the effect is not pronounced, since the Tidal Basin is on the southern side of it. The capital has an elegant layout, but it not a religious layout. --Tysto 16:32, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] July 4th
This article needs to mention the annual July 4th fireworks display and concert. It typically attracts the largest crowd to the mall. Hey, it's not just for protests! --dm (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
- Done. Though, I don't have specific statistics on the size of the crowds. If we can find that somewhere, we should add that. -Aude (talk | contribs) 22:23, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Major and minor
Who is deciding what is a major or minor site on The National Mall? Apparently the National Sylvan Theater is being denigrated for some reason. Why is that?
Apart from the National Sylvan Theater, the "Minor" heading only contains references to two parks that are adjacent to the National Mall, loosely considered part of the Mall, but not part of the Mall proper. Why not change "Major Sites" to "Sites", move the National Sylvan Theater there, and change "Minor Sites" to "Adjacent Sites"? Paul 19:37, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
