AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN

The Fall Of 901 R Street NW As Photographed By M. Perko

(Left) It takes just 2 rather puny machines to topple a majestic building that has been standing for 120 years. The diesels started at 9:00 AM and blew the house down by noon.

(Right) For a time, the house still existed as surrealistic, disconnected objects like the staircase and front steps.

(Left) What is more anonymous than a pile of bricks?

(Right) A Maxfield Parish sky overhangs a suddenly empty lot.