History On The Big Chair – Charity Harvey
The Big Chair at the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue and V Street in Anacostia, named, appropriately, the Big Chair.
“The Big Chair endures as an over-sized emblem of Anacostia. A bar and grill across the street and a now-closed flea market use its namesake, and it nearly got its own ale named after it at Chocolate City Beer.
“Curtis Brothers was the Marlo Furniture of its time, and all sorts of festivities happened around the chair such as Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny being in the seat during the holidays,” says Rev. Oliver “OJ” Johnson
A Recollection is a set of memories and a forecast of future events by comparison of the past. This can come in the shape of memories, ideas, features, photographs, memoirs, and traditions. I believe the Big Chair was a symbol of hope because hope is passed down from one generation to the next to succeed. When I was younger I would watch the commercial clip and mini series Pass the Plate on Disney Channel which reminds me of how traditions are made through food and recipes. They tell the story of pass the plate which reminds me of “sitting at the table to eat”.
Furthermore, in detail, “It was a sign of economic progress for the neighborhood, and not just one of the best marketing moves in downtown Anacostia”, and “[enduring] good times, bad times and good times reborn,” Johnson declared. “It is a symbol of hope for this community.” – Charity Harvey & John Muller (Contributor) March 27, 2015
HistoryBy John Muller (Contributor) March 27, 2015 14. “Anacostia’s Larger-than-Life Big Chair Is Full of Neighborhood History.” Greater Greater Washington, 27 Mar. 2015, https://ggwash.org/view/37647/anacostias-larger-than-life-big-chair-is-full-of-neighborhood-history.
