People often wander into Glen Echo Park for the first time and exclaim, “Wow, all this time and I didn’t know this was here”. Or sometimes I hear, “I used to come to the amusement park as a kid”. My husband Bryan even had the good fortune of hearing a story, first hand of a woman who was a part of the sit-in protests that moved the park toward desegregation during that sketchy part of its history. Imagine a sit-in on a carousel horse.
There is lots of history to cover in this magical place.
As an artist-in-residence here I am thankful for all the folks before me that fought for the preservation of this place on countless occasions not only keeping it alive but paving the way for artists like myself to grow programs that the community can enjoy.