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To: Mayor Muriel Bowser
SAVING THE DC PETWORTH CHUCK BROWN MURAL
I and others like me would like for Mayor Muriel Bowser to stop the tearing down of the the Sweet Mango Cafe's Chuck Brown Mural that's located in the Petworth area of DC. That mural was designed and created as a tribute to the honorable Godfather of Go-go, Chuck Brown by the students of MacFarland Middle School in May 2012 and it stands as a permanent tribute to Chuck, just as the murals of tribute that are designed on the side of DC's Ben's Chilli Bowl.
Despite the fact that Chuck Brown has other memorials in Washington, D.C., this memorial in the Petworth area is one that has great meaning, because it stands in the heart of the DC area, basically at the crossroads that divides DC from uptown and downtown. Also just as many other great figures have many memorials dedicated to them all across the DC area, shouldn't Chuck Brown have the same?
The mural of Chuck Brown is apart of Washington, D.C. history and should not be destroyed or torn down just because of gentrification. That mural is in it's own way, a Washington, D.C. landmark that honors not only Chuck but his family/loved ones as well.
An option could still allow for the 21 unit apartment building to be built there, perhaps naming the apartment building "The Chuck Brown Apartment Complex" and having the mural on the wall of the cafe be on the side of the apartment building facing the street, for all to see. Thereby, having the apartment building AND still having the Chuck Brown mural at the same time.
Furthermore, if that's not an option, there are already three big, tall living residences across the street from the Chuck Brown mural - do we really need another one across the street? Knowing it would knock down a moving tribute to an artist that considered Washington, D.C. his home?
Please, we ask that you do not tear this Chuck Brown mural down, it is the only lasting tribute that we Washingtonians have that allows us to pay tribute to the man that changed music in Washington, D.C. forever for us. Allows us to continue to have and to see this mural, so that we can continue to honor the man who gave so much to DC.
Despite the fact that Chuck Brown has other memorials in Washington, D.C., this memorial in the Petworth area is one that has great meaning, because it stands in the heart of the DC area, basically at the crossroads that divides DC from uptown and downtown. Also just as many other great figures have many memorials dedicated to them all across the DC area, shouldn't Chuck Brown have the same?
The mural of Chuck Brown is apart of Washington, D.C. history and should not be destroyed or torn down just because of gentrification. That mural is in it's own way, a Washington, D.C. landmark that honors not only Chuck but his family/loved ones as well.
An option could still allow for the 21 unit apartment building to be built there, perhaps naming the apartment building "The Chuck Brown Apartment Complex" and having the mural on the wall of the cafe be on the side of the apartment building facing the street, for all to see. Thereby, having the apartment building AND still having the Chuck Brown mural at the same time.
Furthermore, if that's not an option, there are already three big, tall living residences across the street from the Chuck Brown mural - do we really need another one across the street? Knowing it would knock down a moving tribute to an artist that considered Washington, D.C. his home?
Please, we ask that you do not tear this Chuck Brown mural down, it is the only lasting tribute that we Washingtonians have that allows us to pay tribute to the man that changed music in Washington, D.C. forever for us. Allows us to continue to have and to see this mural, so that we can continue to honor the man who gave so much to DC.
Why is this important?
Because it's apart of Washington, D.C. history and it should not be removed just for gentrification and because of the creation of another DC apartment building.