Signs of the Times - Cherry Blossom Festival
March 2004
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Yoshino Blossoms, The Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2004

"In 1912, Japan gave 3,020 [cherry] trees of 12 varieties to the United States as a symbol of peace between the nations. This year the blooms are projected to peak around the Tidal Basin from April 2 to April 4." (The Washington Post, March 26, 2004)

Akebono Blossoms (with The Jefferson Memorial in the background), The Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2004

A stroll around the Tidal Basin will lead you to paddle boats, the Jefferson Memorial, the FDR Memorial, a Japanese pagoda and the Stene Lantern.

(Top of) Sculpture of Jefferson by Rudolph Evans, The Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C. March 26, 2004

Across the way is the Washington Monument.

The Washington Monument, (from) The Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2004

Last year, the event attracted approximately 800,000 visitors and this year it could rise upward to a million.


Yoshino Blossoms, The Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., March 26, 2004

The Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 27 through April 11th. The National Cherry Blossom Festival Fireworks Show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 10th at the Southwest Waterfront.

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