Then (left): Nearing completion, the homes of the 600 block of Otis Place, NW, ca. 1920.

Now (right): The homes on Park Place have been built, the road has been graded significatly lower, and many of the windows have been replaced, but the row is still there.

Tagged: dc, history, park view

Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.