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Farragut Square is a rail system, Farragut North on the Red Line and Farragut West on the Blue and Orange lines. In the center of the square is a and Mrs. James A. Garfield . The statue and park are maintained by the National Park Service and administered as part of its National Mall and Memorial Parks unit. A proposal to build an underground parking garage below it was rejected in 1961 . Farragut Square is a hub of Downtown DC, at the center of a bustling daytime commercial and business district. The neighborhood includes major hotels, legal and professional offices, news media offices, travel agencies, and countless restaurants including two underground food courts. Sometimes events are scheduled for the lunchtime crowds which gather in and around the square, such as the free "Farragut Sounds in the Square" Jazz concert series, held every Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. from July 3 to August 19 . With its heavy pedestrian traffic, it is also a popular site for leafletting, TV camera opinion polls, and for commercial promotions and political activity such as Canvassing and Demonstrations . The most prominent institution on the square is the Army Navy Club, on the southeast. Since the commercial building boom of the 1960s, there is little residential property in the area, and the square is mostly quiet after business hours. Many of the sandwich shops and Coffeehouse s that cater to neighborhood workers close before the dinner hour, as do the many street vendors. In recent years, however, especially since the 2003 rehabilitation of the park, movie screenings and similar evening activities have become more common, as have nightclubs in adjacent downtown areas. The square is a known hangout for bicycle messengers and for pigeons, sparrows, and a few starlings. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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