Leslie Knope: June 8, 1922. The Pawnee Bread Factory burned to the ground. We lost a lot of good bread that day. As well as several human lives. And it also made the whole town smell like toast. Which one resident described as "disturbingly enticing." But I digress. The point is we rebuilt Pawnee to the wonderful town that it is today.
Tom: Why would you want a mural that shows people dying when you could have shapes that come alive?
Leslie Knope: Well, because it's the most famous event in our town's history. And people love voting for tragedy. Look at the Oscars. This is our Holocaust movie. This is our English Patient.
Ann: It sounds like you're exploiting the tragedy.
Leslie Knope: See, Ann gets it. Okay. Time to vote, everybody. Cast your votes. May the best, most tragic project win.