BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Takoma Park -- Public Art: Roscoe the Rooster (and Ward Sinclair Park)

MD -- Takoma Park -- Public Art: Roscoe the Rooster (and Ward Sinclair Park):

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1. ROSCOE_210517_05.JPG: Early Takoma Laurel and Carroll Avenues In 1888 B. F. Gilbert, the founder of Takoma Park, built a log cabin to celebrate the presidential campaign of Benjamin Harrison. The cabin stood on the east side of Laurel at Carroll Avenue until it burned to the ground on Halloween in 1915. It was used by both political parties for rallies and speeches, and later served as a town meeting place, a chapel, a firehouse, a jail, and finally a tool-shed. A 60-foot tower adjacent to it built in 1889, was used by city residents for panoramic views of the countryside and as a platform for speeches and band concerts. By 1893, the tower was judged to be unsafe and was dismantled. Takoma Park began in 1889 as a railroad suburb, the first on the Metropolitan branch of the B&O. It was not long, however, before the community was served by electric street-cars. In 1893 the Brightwood Electric Railway began running trolleys between downtown Washington and the 4th and Butternut Streets, NW. Eventually several streetcar lines served Takoma Park. The picture shows streetcars of the "Dinky Line" on Laurel Avenue , looking toward Carroll Avenue. This route originally went to the Glen Sligo Hotel, near Sligo Creek and what is now New Hampshire Avenue. Later the tracks were changed to run from Eastern and Laurel Avenues to a turnaround at Carroll Avenue and Sligo Creek. The streetcar era ended in January 1960. Erected by Historic Takoma, Inc., 1988
2. ROSCOE_210517_12.JPG: Welcome to the Paradigm One Kiosk!
3. ROSCOE_210517_17.JPG: This kiosk is for PARADIGM ONE containers ONLY.
4. ROSCOE_210517_30.JPG: Cool bike rack!
Atlas Obscura Description: Roscoe the Rooster
Takoma Park, Maryland
The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Why did the chicken cross the road? In the case of Roscoe the Rooster, it’s because he could. Over and over again.
For 10 years, Roscoe the Rooster roamed the town of Takoma Park and crossed the road whenever he pleased. Drivers stopped for Roscoe, residents provided him with food and shelter, and eventually the police and local animal control gave up on trying to catch him.
Roscoe arrived in Takoma Park in 1989, though nobody seems to know where he came from. Roscoe was often seen walking along the sidewalks, resting in a local’s front yard, or, occasionally, deviously (and purposefully, according to residents) holding up traffic. Though some locals were annoyed by his crowing and roosterly antics, most embraced his presence.
Sadly, in 1999 Roscoe fell victim to a hit and run. Local residents banded together to commission a statue in his memory, and in 2000 a life-sized statue created by Normon Green was installed in the pedestrian and chicken friendly median on Laurel Avenue.
To this day, locals “dress up” the statue in holiday gear and other costumes. Roscoe has proved to be an active community member, even posthumously making appearances on local advertisements and posters. The famed rooster even has a pizza shop named after him! Roscoe can now be found perpetually crossing the road in Takoma Park.

The above was from https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/roscoe-the-rooster
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