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Boarded up Bars in the Byward Market: Chateau Lafayette ("The Laff")
Title (Dublin Core)
Boarded up Bars in the Byward Market: Chateau Lafayette ("The Laff")
Description (Dublin Core)
Many establishments in the popular shopping, dining, and bar area of the Byward Market have boarded up their front windows with plywood to reduce the chance of robbery while they remain closed due to the pandemic and resulting restrictions of gatherings.
While some remain plain, or are painted black, other establishments chose to hire muralists to liven up the natural wood with images related to vibe of each bar.
The boards on the windows of the Chateau Lafayette, often called simply "the Laff" by locals, read "It's going to be OK./ We'll be back." A sentiment which at the beginning of the pandemic, in late March, was comforting but now seems overly optimist and distant.
While some remain plain, or are painted black, other establishments chose to hire muralists to liven up the natural wood with images related to vibe of each bar.
The boards on the windows of the Chateau Lafayette, often called simply "the Laff" by locals, read "It's going to be OK./ We'll be back." A sentiment which at the beginning of the pandemic, in late March, was comforting but now seems overly optimist and distant.
photograph: Hope Gresser, mural: Marc Adornato
art, economy, culture
Date (Dublin Core)
May 27, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Hope Gresser,
Marc Adornato
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Hope Gresser
Type (Dublin Core)
photograph
mural
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Source (Dublin Core)
photo
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Art & Design
English
Business & Industry
English
Public Space
English
Public Art
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
art
culture
economy
Byward Market
muralists
optimism
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
art
culture
economy
Byward Market
muralists
optimism
Collection (Dublin Core)
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/28/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
7 June 2020
06/07/2020
10/12/2020
3/5/2021
Date Created (Dublin Core)
05/28/2020
This item was submitted on May 28, 2020 by Hope Gresser using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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