Losing the Vote, but Gaining a 51st Star

I’ve been enjoying the gradual change of the street art on the empty lot located at the northeast corner of Georgia Ave. and Kenyon. The image below was taken on August 6, 2009.

Losing the vote
You can see how it looked in December 2008 when Michael Loadenthal took a photo of the same location (below)
Obama's Vote --> Goldman's Hope #2

Another thing that’s been popping up all over town, and is visible on the current photo of the corner in question, are the red and black stars containing a “51″ inside. I’ve been told that the stencils are in support of DC Statehood.

The examples below are from the Farragut Square area.
Star 51 (red)
Star 51 (black)

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2 Comments on “Losing the Vote, but Gaining a 51st Star”


  1. [...] New Street Art at Georgia & Kenyon The northeast corner of Georgia Avenue and Kenyon Street is a magnet for street art. The most recent additions are these two similar graphics that spell out mutual aid. Currently, they are the only artistic expressions at the site, but you can see what it looked like a year ago at this post. [...]


  2. [...] can also see what this wall looked like in August, 2010,  and August, 2009, from earlier posts. posters from earlier in the year have been painted [...]


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