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The Wind Won’t Give Anyone a Preview of the Marion Barry Statue

This thing is wrapped TIGHT.

Written by Evy Mages | Photographed by Evy Mages | Published on March 2, 2018

barry-statue-wrapped - Washingtonian — A statue of Marion Barry, scheduled to be unveiled Tuesday in front of the John A. Wilson Building, is wrapped securely to prevent any unintentional sneak peeks during Friday’s windstorm.

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