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To accommodate the change in elevation and to minimize the impact of what would have been a forbidding expanse of high retaining wall, the designers built a low wall at the sidewalk and then, sloping upward, a buffer area densely planted with trees and shrubs screening a much higher second retaining wall.
The 16th Street Entrance.
By pulling the forms from the wall panels before the concrete was fully cured and scrubbing the surface with wire brushes to bring out the color of the Potomac River stones in the concrete mixture, Earley produced a lively surface that glowed a creamy tan. For the intricate balustrades, Earley used newspapers piled with sand to draw out moisture and speed up the cure. His studio went on to cast urns, fountains, benches and many other sculpted elements for the park. |