And to slightly modify my previous post — Jack Evans is not bolting video screeens to buildings in HIS neighborhood

This doesn’t have anything to do with times square, glitz (glitz?.. the 1970′s called, btw), or making an impression. It’s about developers wanting to make the most money possible by shoving bigger, brighter and more invasive ads down your throat.

Jack Evans agrees with the developers because of several reasons.. the ads aren’t outside of his window, he’s in bed with developers (hello? he and Herb Miller are next door neighbors) and, in my opinion, he’s too old to understand that billboard advertising is a thing of the past and that younger generations reject this form of glitzy advertising.

If Gallery Place developers wanted to really do something to improve ad revenue, maybe they’d actually pull their political strings to prevent the “preachers” from showing up at the corner of 7th & H St every Friday afternoon and blasting their PA speakers and making everyone scurry away from the area directly underneath their precious billboards.

I think the city needs glitz and maybe we could use a few video boards on office buildings in Dupont Circle.

We’ve settled for being understated for too long.

I kind of think Jack Evans agrees with me which is why protests for this have brushed aside.

The Verizon Center hosts events which often draw people from around the country, such as the Frozen Four, NCAA tournaments, and unfortunately, opposing fans for Georgetown and the Caps.

And for these people, those video boards do make a bit of an impression. An impression that Washington can also be glitzy, and isn’t just monuments and govt buildings.

For that reason, I think the boards are a good thing.

I probably just have a grander vision for the city and like it when people go back home realizing there’s more to the city than they may initially realize.