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"where is the value is having a lot of people visit an uninspiring memorial?"

I think the point of having a memorial is to have easy access to the site for visitors (not locals). You make the point that Theodore Roosevelt is away from foot traffic, but it's not hard to connect his love for being outdoors and his push for environmental policies that led to the siting.

I agree that the thematic reasoning behind the Eisenhower Memorial siting is weak, but frankly, will the reasoning for other sites be much better? This article seems to use the same logic to argue against the site. Probably the best memorial site would be part of the freeway system in southwest, where one could only experience his memorial by driving through it much like the interstate system did to american downtown cores. Joking aside, I think the point of calling it uninspiring is the real motive behind the opposition to the site. I wish it was more clear why the site is so lousy besides too many people, the education department may move, and NASA doesn't operate the Air and Space Museum.

by Matthew on Jul 19, 2012 12:34 pm • link • report

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