(Un)natural Disasters

Dear Puffin,

Here on the east coast we’ve had an earthquake and a hurricane. So I thought it might be a good idea to talk about some of the less well known disasters in our nation’s history. Such as The Menacing of the East River Bridge.

Or the Great Pittsburgh Zombie Outbreak.

Or the attack on Boston Harbor by the Beast from the Unknown.

Or the destruction of the Washington Monument.

Although officially known as the Washington Monument since plans for the magnificent obelisk were underway while the first President was still alive, the name is something of a misnomer as the currently standing tower is actually a replica. The first Monument, completed in 1862, was attacked and destroyed soon after by “Potomac Patty,” the local river monster who had been won over to the secessionist side of the Civil War by promises of “fresh fish flesh” from the Confederate Army. As photography was scarce during the war, this is actually a photo of the re-completed Monument with an artist’s likeness of Patty grappling with the tower.

Or, for that matter, the original design of the Statue of Liberty. As we all know, Frédéric Bartholdi first envisioned not a shining beacon of freedom featuring Lady Liberty, but a dire warning depicting Krgyyx threatening the world, as he was wont to do.

All of these edifying prints by Matthew Buchholz can be purchased on Etsy.

These are so going in my foyer.

Love

MacGuffin

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Art Nouveau 1: Slave Leia, sinful Disney princesses and more

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