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"Surrender Dorothy" is a famous special effect used in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, where the Wicked Witch of the West flies on her broomstick to write the two-word phrase across the sky. The phrase later attained local fame as graffiti in the Washington, DC , metropolitan area.
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Jun 25, 2011 · What’s the story behind “Surrender Dorothy,” the Beltway’s most famous bit of spray paint? That’s a good question.
Jan 7, 2023 · During a sleepover that October, a group of Holy Child students took wadded up newspaper pages and stuck them in the chain-link fence on Linden Lane, spelling out “SURRENDER DOROTHY.”
Aug 27, 2012 · If someone confided to you that he was the person responsible for arguably the single most famous graffito in the Washington area — “Surrender Dorothy” painted on a railroad bridge near the Mormon Temple — how would you react?
Aug 25, 2018 · It’s probably best not to overthink the command “Surrender Donald.” After all, in “The Wizard of Oz” it’s the villain who wants Dorothy to be turned over.
Mar 25, 2016 · The story behind "Surrender Dorothy" being written in various forms on this bridge leading up to the Mormon Temple on 495. https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../22/gIQAFUmgVI_story.html. The MoCo Show. March 25, 2016 ·. Officially known as the Washington D.C. Temple, many refer to the LDS temple in Kensington as "Disney a World/Land."
Apr 23, 2017 · The first form of ‘Surrender Dorothy’ that was seen on the bridge leading up to the LDS temple on 495 was created with wadded up newspapers that were placed in the chain link fence by Catholic school girls. More specifically, young ladies from Holy Child’s graduating classes of 1973-76.
