Visitors Debate 104-Year-Old Reflecting Pool After Trump Pushes Renovation
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Visitors Debate 104-Year-Old Reflecting Pool After Trump Pushes Renovation
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 24
Summary
Washington visitors spent Wednesday scrutinizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool itself—taking selfies, filming the water and arguing over its color and condition.
The attention followed President Donald Trump’s April pledge to fix the pool and make it “much more beautiful,” turning a familiar monument into a live test of his renovation push.
Tourists said the water no longer looked putting-green green, but disagreed over whether algae remained, what the shifting shades meant and whether cracks were visible on the basin floor.
The 104-year-old pool has become a broader Washington fixation in recent weeks, drawing sustained attention from the press and social media as people judge whether the makeover improved it.