PBS Kids Airplane Statue in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
Came across this cool PBS Kids decorated airplane statue as I was finding all 50 of the airplane statues scattered around the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia, as part of research for an upcoming post on my D.C. Blog.
The plane is called “Be More PBS.” The artist is Pixels & Ink, Incorporated and the sponsor is as expected PBS Kids. The planes are all sponsored by local businesses and no, it is not just a local PBS station that is located in Crystal City. It is actually the PBS headquarters that are here in Crystal City. All this time I thought I was living next door to the local PBS station and just now I realize it is actually the PBS headquarters.
This jet plane is mostly colored green with orange on the wing tips and purple on the back. The base is colored like the sky with clouds. In the cockpit the PBS green kid is painted as flying the plane. The PBS Kids logo is on one wing. In the middle of the plane there are windows with some favorite PBS characters peeking out as if riding in the plane. This includes Arthur, Curious George, Hacker from Cyberchase, Whyatt from Super Why!, Ruff from Fetch! With Ruff Ruffmann, and the Hamster.
I also spotted another PBS character, Big Bird from Sesame Street, as the pilot of another one of the plane statues. He was on the top of the bi-plane called “Flotsam & Jetsam,” which had a lot of odds and ends mostly related to kids toys. The artist is Chuck Baxter and the sponsor is Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant.
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