Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Seven Wonders of the Mid-Atlantic States

First there were the Three Tenors. Then the Three Irish Tenors and the Three Sopranos and, for all I know, the Three Over-The-Hill-Rockers. Then, to update the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, we had the Seven New Wonders of the World and the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Now, we have the forthcoming Seven Wonders of the Middle Atlantic States, created by the Washington Post because the US in general and the Mid-Atlantic Region in particular were left off the Seven New Wonders list. The Post editors winnowed the list down to: Brooklyn Bridge, US Capitol Building, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Statue of Liberty, Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, National Cathedral, C&O Canal, Fallingwater, Dulles International Airport, Independence Hall, University of Virginia campus "Lawn," Monticello, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Mall, Skyline Drive, Pentagon and Washington Monument. You can vote on-line for your seven choices. Results will be released on October 14,

What I'm waiting for next is a poll to select the Seven Wonders of New Jersey.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2007 at 1:34 PM

    Jersey always gets picked on! -
    Born and Raised in Bayonne

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2007 at 4:37 PM

    Dulles Intl Airport?!? Why?

    -- Andrea

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  3. ClaireWalterSeptember 21, 2007 at 6:54 PM

    Here's my guess. The then-futuristic original terminal (built in what was the "country" in the early '60s) was designed by famed Finnish architect Eero Saarinen at the dawn of the jet age. When it first opened, passengers were shuttled between aircraft and terminal via vehicles that resembled lounge-like rooms on wheels. The assemblage was raised at the terminal and the plane and lowered as it lumbered across the tarmac. I'm not sure whether these contraptions are still in service, but the airport was planned in a forward-thinking way, which is probably why someone with a long memory feels it's a wonder.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2007 at 7:24 AM

    Thanks, Claire, we'll check it out for ourselves in November.

    -- Andrea

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  5. AnonymousOctober 12, 2007 at 6:45 PM

    The "lumbering assemblage", better known as the shuttle, has been replaced by underground halls and moving walkways.

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  6. ClaireWalterOctober 15, 2007 at 7:09 AM

    Thanks for the update.

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