Posts Tagged ‘neighborhoods’
Where We Live: Penn Quarter
‘Penn Quarter’ courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’ Another two weeks, another neighborhood! This week we’ll be looking at the neighborhood at the center of it all: Penn Quarter. This neighborhood encompasses much of the downtown/Chinatown area north of Pennsylvania between 5th Street NW and 9th Street NW. It’s a neighborhood that changed a lot in the [...]
More »Where We Live: H Street
‘H Street Life’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’ll be looking at a whole section of the city that is rapidly changing: the section of Northeast DC north of Massachusetts Avenue and south of Florida Avenue. This area has a LOT of different names: Near Northeast, H Street, [...]
More »Where We Live: Adams Morgan
‘Adams Morgan’ courtesy of ‘citron_smurf’ Welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’ll be covering the ins and outs of one of the District’s coolest neighborhoods, Adams Morgan. Adams Morgan is unique in DC in that it actually feels like a neighborhood during the weekdays and weekend days, and completely changes character [...]
More »Where We Live: Dupont Circle
‘a hug on Riggs’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Welcome to Where We Live: Dupont! Dupont Circle is one of the District’s best-known neighborhoods, and there’s so much history and beautiful architecture to love here. Dupont is home to everyone from recent grads in group houses to young professionals in condos to well-off diplomats with kids, and [...]
More »Where We Live: Mount Pleasant
‘Shrine of the Sacred Heart’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ The diverse and eclectic Mount Pleasant neighborhood is the topic of this week’s Where We Live. It was once a streetcar suburb and is now a mix of housing types with a main street of its own. It has great access to downtown and is right in [...]
More »Where We Live: Southwest Waterfront
‘The Forgotten City’ courtesy of ‘M.V. Jantzen’ Hello and welcome to another edition of Where We Live. This week we’ll be checking out the smallest quadrant in the District, Southwest. Can you imagine city planners essentially wiping out an entire neighborhood and starting from scratch? Well, that’s what planners did to this area back in [...]
More »DC Mythbusting: Traffic Circles
‘Sheridan Statue Hoof’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Welcome to another edition of DC Mythbusting! Last week we discussed how, contrary to popular belief, the height limit wasn’t based on the Capitol or the Washington Monument. This week I’m here to debunk the myth of the traffic circles in DC. I have heard from [...]
More »Where We Live: West End
‘Schneider Triangle’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ Welcome to another installation of Where We Live. This time we’re focusing on the area between Dupont and Georgetown. Some call it Foggy Bottom, others call it GW, but the neighborhood most recently has been calling itself West End. Read on to hear why this area is among the city’s oldest, [...]
More »Where We Live: Logan Circle
‘Logan rowhomes’ courtesy of ‘NCinDC’ This week: Logan Circle! With a great mix of housing and retail, good connections to the city’s transportation network, and proximity to downtown, Logan Circle is one of DC’s most sought-after neighborhoods. What makes it so great? Well… History: Logan Circle was part of Pierre L’Enfant’s original plan for DC, [...]
More »Where We Live: Brookland
‘snowy, icy, icky’ courtesy of ‘wageslaves’ Welcome to the first installment of a new feature on We Love DC! Every two weeks, we’ll introduce you to a different neighborhood in the city. This week: Brookland! Located in Northeast, Brookland is full of small-town charm with the amenities of being in the middle of a big city. [...]
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