BEGIN:VCALENDAR
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern
BEGIN:VEVENT
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion Group
CATEGORIES:Lecture
CATEGORIES:Museums
CATEGORIES:Old & Historic Alexandria
CATEGORIES:Old Town
DESCRIPTION:Imported on Aug 21\, 2026\, 37 days before the event.\nTo veri
 fy info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx
 ?si=63498\n\nJoin us at Lloyd House for a series of lectures featuring lo
 cal authors\, with the first featuring Bob Dover\, author of Bridges of W
 ashington\, D.C. A History and Guide. Explore the history of our nation's
  capital through this history of its bridges. In the late 1700s\, the fir
 st bridges\, now completely gone\, connected the new Federal City to the 
 outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries\, more a
 nd bigger crossings arose to support industry\, allow the expansion of su
 burbs\, commemorate cultural and civic leaders\, and enhance the aestheti
 cs of the District's waterfronts and parks. Although the city abandoned c
 ivic-minded\, commemorative\, and monumental constructions for utilitaria
 n highway monoliths in the mid-twentieth century\, a recent renaissance h
 as seen a welcome shift to walkability and beauty instead of brute utilit
 y. Using the city's bridges as an index of the times\, author and D.C. na
 tive Bob Dover tracks the growth\, decay\, and rebirth of the District fr
 om the 1750s to today. \n\nLocation: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\
 nFees: $15/$12 for Historic Alexandria Members and volunteers.\nTags: Boo
 k Discussion Group\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\, Old 
 Town\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase Tickets online\nhttps://shop.alexandri
 ava.gov/Events.aspx\n
DTEND:20260927T203000Z
DTSTAMP:20260820T194023Z
DTSTART:20260927T190000Z
GEO:38.807209;-77.046797
LOCATION:Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.
SEQUENCE:7
STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Lecture: "Bridges of Washington\, D.C."
TRANSP:OPAQUE
UID:3037840e-da00-478b-ae89-7f0e96e8a429
URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Aug 21\, 2026\, 37 days before th
 e event.<br />To verify info please see <a href="https://apps.alexandriav
 a.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63498">https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Ca
 lendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=63498</a><br />\n<br />Join us at Lloyd House f
 or a series of lectures featuring local authors\, with the first featurin
 g Bob Dover\, author of Bridges of Washington\, D.C. A History and Guide.
  Explore the history of our nation&#39\;s capital through this history of
  its bridges. In the late 1700s\, the first bridges\, now completely gone
 \, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the ni
 neteenth and twentieth centuries\, more and bigger crossings arose to sup
 port industry\, allow the expansion of suburbs\, commemorate cultural and
  civic leaders\, and enhance the aesthetics of the District?s waterfronts
  and parks. Although the city abandoned civic-minded\, commemorative\, an
 d monumental constructions for utilitarian highway monoliths in the mid-t
 wentieth century\, a recent renaissance has seen a welcome shift to walka
 bility and beauty instead of brute utility. Using the city?s bridges as a
 n index of the times\, author and D.C. native Bob Dover tracks the growth
 \, decay\, and rebirth of the District from the 1750s to today. \n<br />\
 n<br />Location: Lloyd House\, 220 N. Washington St.\n<br />Fees: $15/$12
  for Historic Alexandria Members and volunteers.\n<br />Tags: Book Discus
 sion Group\, Lecture\, Museums\, Old &amp\; Historic Alexandria\, Old Tow
 n<br>\n<a href="https://shop.alexandriava.gov/Events.aspx">Purchase Ticke
 ts online</a><br>\n
X-COA-DTSTAMP:20260820T194023Z
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:DISPLAY
DESCRIPTION:Lecture: "Bridges of Washington\, D.C." : Please visit website
  to confirm time\, location\, etc.
DURATION:PT30M
REPEAT:2
TRIGGER:-PT30M
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR