Recall the news about the center of the District of Columbia, according to the results of the 2010 census, being identified as 222 Bates Street NW?
See this BACA blog post from 5/17/2011
Now see this article that I spotted over at the Greater Greater Washington blog about a “German artist installing Google Maps place markers at city center points.” Go here. See the image above of the artist’s giant Google “A” center-city marker.
Can you imagine a huge red Google “A” sculpture being planted in the front yard of 222 Bates St NW ?
Bates Area Civic Association 