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The 'H Street Corridor' is a commercial district at the heart of the Near Northeast neighborhood (also known as ''Old City'', ''Capitol Hill North'', and ''Cap Valley'') in Northeast Washington, D.C. It was one of Washington's earliest and busiest commercial districts, but after World War II, the neighborhood went into decline.
H Street, NE, was the route of one of Washington's oldest streetcar lines, and ridership peaked at 3.3 million riders a month. H Street was also the location of the first Sears Roebuck store in Washington. Businesses in the corridor were severely damaged during the 1968 riots and the region has never fully recovered.
However, in the 2000s, H Street has begun to revitalize as a nightlife district. The Atlas Theater, a Moderne-style 1930s movie theater that has languished since the 1968 riots, has been refurbished as a dance studio and performance space, and is now the anchor of what is now being called the 'Atlas district.' H Street NE has also recently become home to the H Street Playhouse, a black-box theater; and live music venues such as the Red and the Black and the Rock & Roll Hotel; and restaurants and bars, such as the Argonaut, Showbar Presents the Palace of Wonders, the Pug, and H Street Martini Lounge. Washington entrepeneur Joe Englert, who also owns other bars and restaurants around the city, owns a number of the establishments, including The Red and the Black, the Rock & Roll Hotel, the Argonaut, and the Palace of Wonders. More such establishments are planned for the future. The most recent restaurant, Dr Granville Moore's, had it's soft opening on August 4, 2007. Each year the area retailers participate in the H Street Festival. It's a chance to see all of the neighborhood at its most liveliest.
In Northwest, H Street is the main street in Chinatown and one of the major east-west streets downtown. When Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic in front of the White House, the crosstown traffic that had formerly used Pennsylvania Avenue was rerouted to H and I streets.
★ http://www.bakerprojects.com/hstreetne/pdf/1_H_St_2ContextHistory_lr.pdf
★ H Street at the Great Streets website
★ Frozen Tropics: A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill
★ "Winds of Change Blow Uneasily on H Street", April 4, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Whose H Street Is It, Anyway?", April 4, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Turning Northeast's H Street into Main Street", February 9, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "H Street NE, the Next Hot Spot" June 11, 2004, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Road to a Retail Makeover" June 25, 2007, ''The Washington Post''
★ "H Street Festival" September 15, 2007, ''H Street Main Street''
The 'H Street Corridor' is a commercial district at the heart of the Near Northeast neighborhood (also known as ''Old City'', ''Capitol Hill North'', and ''Cap Valley'') in Northeast Washington, D.C. It was one of Washington's earliest and busiest commercial districts, but after World War II, the neighborhood went into decline.
H Street, NE, was the route of one of Washington's oldest streetcar lines, and ridership peaked at 3.3 million riders a month. H Street was also the location of the first Sears Roebuck store in Washington. Businesses in the corridor were severely damaged during the 1968 riots and the region has never fully recovered.
However, in the 2000s, H Street has begun to revitalize as a nightlife district. The Atlas Theater, a Moderne-style 1930s movie theater that has languished since the 1968 riots, has been refurbished as a dance studio and performance space, and is now the anchor of what is now being called the 'Atlas district.' H Street NE has also recently become home to the H Street Playhouse, a black-box theater; and live music venues such as the Red and the Black and the Rock & Roll Hotel; and restaurants and bars, such as the Argonaut, Showbar Presents the Palace of Wonders, the Pug, and H Street Martini Lounge. Washington entrepeneur Joe Englert, who also owns other bars and restaurants around the city, owns a number of the establishments, including The Red and the Black, the Rock & Roll Hotel, the Argonaut, and the Palace of Wonders. More such establishments are planned for the future. The most recent restaurant, Dr Granville Moore's, had it's soft opening on August 4, 2007. Each year the area retailers participate in the H Street Festival. It's a chance to see all of the neighborhood at its most liveliest.
In Northwest, H Street is the main street in Chinatown and one of the major east-west streets downtown. When Pennsylvania Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic in front of the White House, the crosstown traffic that had formerly used Pennsylvania Avenue was rerouted to H and I streets.
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External links
★ http://www.bakerprojects.com/hstreetne/pdf/1_H_St_2ContextHistory_lr.pdf
★ H Street at the Great Streets website
★ Frozen Tropics: A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill
★ "Winds of Change Blow Uneasily on H Street", April 4, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Whose H Street Is It, Anyway?", April 4, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Turning Northeast's H Street into Main Street", February 9, 2006, ''The Washington Post''
★ "H Street NE, the Next Hot Spot" June 11, 2004, ''The Washington Post''
★ "Road to a Retail Makeover" June 25, 2007, ''The Washington Post''
★ "H Street Festival" September 15, 2007, ''H Street Main Street''
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