Re: How to get to the mall on July 4th?
Posted by:
Johnny.Firecracker
()
Date: June 30, 2016 04:45PM
Parker Brothers Wrote:
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> Johnny.Firecracker Wrote:
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> > No worries, Hank...everybody leaves the DC area
> > for 4th of July so, there's never any traffic
> > downtown. Also, DCPD lifts their restriction on
> > parking in front of fire hydrants on the 4th of
> > July. The fireworks start at 9:15 so, as long
> as
> > you're down there by 9pm pulling into one of
> the
> > hundreds of vacant parking spots on the
> National
> > Mall, you'll get a great spot to see the
> > fireworks.
>
> I park on Memorial Bridge around 9:05. Just make
> sure you get out of your car quickly so a cop
> can't yell at you to move on. They don't have time
> or patience to call in illegally parked vehicles
> by then. Watch fireworks and dash off before
> traffic.
Oh yeah...totally good call right there. Yeah, you can just pull at a 45 degree angle on the ol' Memorial right about 9:05pm. Yep...you'll only block 4 or 5 cars behind you for maybe 4 minutes, whilst they fire everything off and then you can get right back in your car and head home. Excellent call, sir.