| H Street
Corridor
The H Street Corridor (also known as
the Atlas District) is a burgeoning arts and entertainment
district located in Northeast Washington. Centered along
a revitalizing commercial strip, this area was previously
known as Near Northeast, Capitol Hill North or Old City
1. The neighborhood is a trapezoidal tract roughly bordered
by 2nd street on the west, Florida Avenue to the northeast,
F Street to the south, and 15th Street to the east.
At one time considered one of the most
important commercial and shopping corridors in the District,
the area suffered severe economic setbacks after the riots
following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1968 assassination.
A significant resurgence began in the late 1990’s
when various bars, restaurants and music venues opened.
The revitalized Atlas Theater, hence the name Atlas District,
has also greatly contributed to the area's economic revitalization.
Gallaudet University is located on
nearby Florida Avenue. It was the first school for the
advanced education of the deaf and hard of hearing in
the world, and is still the world's only university in
which all programs and services are specifically designed
to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students.
Currently the area is served by Metrobus
and the western blocks are walkable to Union Staion (the
city’s main train terminal and red line Metro station)
as well as the New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet Metro
station (red line). The area’s revitalization is
expected to continue with the installation of streetcars
that will connect Union Station with the Benning Road
Metro.
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