Dupont Circle / Logan Circle / Shaw (October 27, 2020) During our walk today we noticed that many of the row houses had pleasant front gardens. These gardens have become more used during these Covid times. People want to get out of their houses where they have been confined for months and also meet with …
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Day 107
Shaw / Chinatown / Penn Quarter (October 21, 2020) Today we mainly walked along 7th and 9th streets running through Shaw, Chinatown and the Penn Quarter. Recently, we discussed Banneker High School when we were walking through Columbia Heights. What we didn’t mention is that Banneker is scheduled to move to a new location in …
Day 106
Downtown (October 19, 2020) We were downtown again today and were struck by how empty it is. We passed by many closed restaurants that would normally be bustling. Even those that had terraces open for business were empty. We have to assume that the big old hotels like the St. Regis and the Hamilton are …
Day 105
Columbia Heights (October 17, 2020) Our good friend Nick joined us on today’s walk as we continued making our way through Columbia Heights. We passed by two schools with impressive front entrances, Banneker and Cardozo High Schools. We have spoken about Cardozo in a previous blog entry but were surprised to find another public high …
Day 104
Columbia Heights (October 15, 2020) We were back in Columbia Heights today on a beautiful sunny day. There are many majestic row houses in the neighborhood. Here are some of our favorites. There were also the usual assortment of brightly colored homes, including this lilac one. We walked by the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter …
Day 103
Park View (October 13, 2020) Today, we finished our exploration of Park View. The neighborhood is aptly named because it does, indeed, have a view over a park. But it is not a public park. Instead the 272 acres that border Park View are owned by the U.S. Government and are for the benefit of …
Day 102
Park View (October 8, 2020) It’s hard to describe exactly why, but there is something about Park View that distinguishes it from the surrounding neighborhoods. Maybe, it’s that we definitely felt as though we were on an elevated point in the City as we walked through the neighborhood. Maybe it’s that the row houses that …
Day 101
Columbia Heights / Shaw (October 6, 2020) Today we started our walk on Georgia Avenue. It’s an interesting avenue with a varied streetscape. There you’ll find everything from Covid ready nightclubs . . . to “Gospel Spreading” bible book stores. But mainly, it’s an assortment of small restaurants, bars, grocery stores, barber shops, nail salons, …
Day 100
Downtown (September 30, 2020) Today marked our hundredth exploring the streets of Washington D.C. by foot. So far, we have walked for over three hundred miles. To put that in perspective, if we were walking from Washington D.C. to Boston, we would already be well past New York City. During our days of urban hiking …
Day 99
Columbia Heights / Petworth (September 29, 2020) We have previously mentioned how we frequently come across fill in housing, particularly in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. Some are more successful than others in fitting in with their neighbors. It’s also not uncommon to see row houses that have been modernized, often with an additional floor added. …
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