Scaffolding The effort to refurbish the Washington Monument in the Nation's Capital is coming to an end, and that means a scaffolding which has surrounded the structure is coming down. Workers are dismantling it. The aluminum structure and the blue nylon fabric that decorated it for more than a year might be worth millions of dollars. Target Stores, the main sponsor of the Monument's renovation, is making a bid to bring the scaffold to its Minneapolis headquarters and erect it as a tourist attraction there. Others are also making bids for the scaffold. Noah talks with Sharon Sayles Belton, the mayor of Minneapolis about the possibility of the Washington monument scaffolding.

Scaffolding Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media Scaffolding Scaffolding Scaffolding Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media The effort to refurbish the Washington Monument in the Nation's Capital is coming to an end, and that means a scaffolding which has surrounded the structure is coming down. Workers are dismantling it. The aluminum structure and the blue nylon fabric that decorated it for more than a year might be worth millions of dollars. Target Stores, the main sponsor of the Monument's renovation, is making a bid to bring the scaffold to its Minneapolis headquarters and erect it as a tourist attraction there. Others are also making bids for the scaffold. Noah talks with Sharon Sayles Belton, the mayor of Minneapolis about the possibility of the Washington monument scaffolding. NPR thanks our sponsors Become an NPR sponsor