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Where Are The Best Places To See Illegal Fireworks?

Posted by Jason Cherkis on Jul. 2, 2008, at 1:08 pm

As July 4 approaches, I am sure there are many neighborhoods that have started to celebrate our independence a little early with some imported Mineshell Mayhem or a Phandemonium 205 Shot. I'm sure police are having a grand time chasing down every dispatch to some little back-alley salute and corner tribute in bottle rockets. And I know the listservs go crazy on this issue. I understand all the arguments against: kids need working fingers on July 5, cops need to chase after gunshot noises not the blast off a roman candle, it's all such a noisy racket well past the time the Mall has emptied out. But still.

I secretly love driving around the city and watching the illegal stuff go off all sparkly in the air. In my experience, Columbia Heights is awesome with unregulated mini-finales (particularly 13th Street is gold).

So where are the best and worst places to catch the illegal action?

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Comments

1. Grumpy July 2nd, 2008
   1:33 pm
   #1

   Riggs Park for the past 5 years...We 'blow it up' over there...But alas, not this year. Fenty's threat of 'emergency legislation to ban all fireworks' really irked me...so no go this year

2. bring lawn chairs July 2nd, 2008
   1:52 pm
   #2

   Cardoza High School on the hill has a good view of both legal and illegal fireworks.

3. Jason Cherkis July 2nd, 2008
   1:56 pm
   #3

   Yes. Cardoza is perfect. Good call.

4. Darrow July 2nd, 2008
   3:29 pm
   #4

   Bet you guys are talking 'bout Cardozo

5. sara.h July 2nd, 2008
   3:32 pm
   #5

   zing.

6. Jason Cherkis July 2nd, 2008
   3:43 pm
   #6

   zing

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