Glover Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
"Emergency"
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2018
1. "Emergency" Marker
Inscription.
"Emergency". . Police and fire call boxes were installed throughout Washington, D.C. neighborhoods to provide emergency communication links between neighborhood streets and local police and fire stations. With the introduction of the 911 emergency call system in the 1970s these call boxes became obsolete. By 1995 all electronic components had been removed but the boxes remained and, through the support of the D.C. government, became neighborhood art projects. The Glover Park Call Box renovations were completed in 2009.,
Glover Park Artist: Michael Hagan, 39th Place NW, Art on Call is a program of Cultural Tourism DC, with support from: , DC Commission of Arts and Humanities, , DC Creates Public Art Program, , District Department of Transportation, , Office of Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development., This box was restored by Friends of Glover Park in 2009. , Local funding was provided by ANC 3B. , www.gpcadc.org .
Police and fire call boxes were installed throughout Washington, D.C. neighborhoods to provide emergency communication links between neighborhood streets and local police and fire stations. With the introduction of the 911 emergency call system in the 1970s these call boxes became obsolete. By 1995 all electronic components had been removed but the boxes remained and, through the support of the D.C. government, became neighborhood art projects. The Glover Park Call Box renovations were completed in 2009.
Glover Park Artist: Michael Hagan, 39th Place NW
Art on Call is a program of Cultural Tourism DC, with support from:
DC Commission of Arts and Humanities,
DC Creates Public Art Program,
District Department of Transportation,
Office of Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
This box was restored by Friends of Glover Park in 2009.
Local funding was provided by ANC 3B.
www.gpcadc.org
Erected 2009 by Cultural Tourism DC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1995.
Location. 38° 55.29′ N, 77° 4.914′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Glover
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Park. It is at the intersection of Beecher Street Northwest and 42nd Street Northwest, on the left when traveling west on Beecher Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4110 Beecher Street Northwest, Washington DC 20007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2018
2. "Emergency" Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2018
3. "Emergency" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
