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Article: On Pennsylvania Avenue, Frustration Mingles With Understanding Series: harry thomas sr. Series Number: d.c. council; white house; pennsylvania avenue
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 21, 1995
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They talked of little else as they snapped pictures of the White
House, strolled through Lafayette Square and rode bicycles in circles
in the middle of what used to be one of the busiest sections of
Pennsylvania Avenue. Security was the issue, and their views ranged
from sadness to outrage.
It was the first day that Pennsylvania Avenue NW in front of the
White House was closed to traffic out of concern for presidential
security. Tourists and area residents, who for the first time had to
leave their buses and cars to get a closer look at the nation's most
famous residence, had mixed reactions to what they agreed was a
historic action.
The closing was a boon to bicyclists and roller-bladers, ...