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PENN QUARTER

Bordered by the Capitol to the east and upper classes kept elegant homes, while
the White House to the west, Washington’s middle-class merchants lived above their shops.
Penn Quarter was the heart of the city at the By the 1950s suburbia had lured people away,
start of the 20th century. F Street, the city’s and in the 1980s Penn Quarter was a mixture
first paved road, bustled with shops, bars, of boarded-up buildings and discount shops.
newspaper offices, and churches, as well as The 1990s saw a dramatic change and the
horses and carriages. Penn Quarter was also beginnings of regeneration, as the Verizon
an important residential neighborhood. The Center attracted new restaurants and stores.
Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Historic and Official Buildings Restaurants see pp184–5
5 Newseum 2 National Archives 1 Acadiana
w National Museum of Women in 6 Ronald Reagan Building 2 Austin Grill
the Arts 7 Old Post Office 3 Brasserie Beck
e Carnegie Library Building 0 Willard Hotel 4 Capitol City Brewing Company
u Smithsonian American Art Museum q National Theatre 5 Carmines
and the National Portrait Gallery r Ford’s Theatre 6 District Chophouse & Brewery
pp100–103 t Martin Luther King Memorial 7 District of Pi
i International Spy Museum Library 8 Fogo de Chao
a National Building Museum o Verizon Center 9 Full Kee
Statues and Fountains Districts, Streets, and Squares 10 Graffiato
1 Mellon Fountain 4 Pennsylvania Avenue 11 Jaleo
12 Luke’s Lobster
8 Benjamin Franklin Statue 9 Freedom Plaza 13 Merzi
y Chinatown
14 Oceanaire Seafood Room
Memorials 15 Old Ebbitt Grill
3 US Navy Memorial 16 Oyamel
p National Law Enforcement 17 Paul Bakery & Café
Officers Memorial 18 POV Rooftop Lounge
19 Proof
20 Rasika
21 Rosa Mexicano
0 meters 500 22 The Source
23 Teaism
0 yards 500
24 Zaytinya
See also Street Finder map 3, 4
K STREET NW
40 m
FRANKLIN MT. VERNON
NW SQUARE STREET NW SQUARE
EYE
STREET McPherson ST NW EYE STREET NW
Square
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW
ST
H
NW
NW
15TH N E W Y O R K A V E N U E N W H STREET NW
Gallery Place
Chinatown
NW STREET NW NW NW 8TH NW NW NW NW NW
G Metro NW STREET G STREET NW
STREET
NW STREET Center STREET STREET STREET STREET STREET
F STREET NW F STREET NW Judiciary
13TH 12TH 11TH 10TH STREET STREET 6TH 5TH Square
STREET E STREET NW ST NW E STREET NW
NW PENN 4TH 3RD
9TH 8TH 7TH QUARTER
STREET PENNSYLVANIA MARKET D STREET NW
14TH NW SQUARE INDIANA AVE NW
NW
Archives
15TH Triangle STREET AVENUE Navy Memorial C STREET NW ST
Federal
12TH NW 3RD
CONSTITUTION A VENUE NW
The flag-festooned Old Post Office For keys to symbols see back flap
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