Greenpeace Protestors Scale 270-ft Tower Crane Near White House
A hazardous climb was needed to hang a banner
Early Wednesday morning, protesters representing Greenpeace climbed to the top of a 270-ft-tall tower crane in Washington, D.C., to rig and hang a large banner over the city that read “Resist.” The protest was held at the site of the Midtown Center project, a 14-story 875,000-sq-ft mixed-use project that will be the future home of Fannie Mae. The site is located a few blocks north of the White House. Onlookers standing on the south side of the White House could see the banner in full view.
Site supervisors from Clark Construction discovered the seven protesters just before 6 a.m., Jan. 25. Bethesda, Md.-based Clark is the general contractor on the project. Supervisors found that the lock to an entrance gate had been cut, according to Lee Delong, senior vice president at Clark Construction.