More WalkingTown tomorrow
Blagden Alley/Naylor Court tour last spring. Photo by rockcreek on Flickr.
[Autoposted while I’m in France
Did you go on any WalkingTown DC tours? How did they go? Did development around the Metro station come up in the Brookland tour? Post your summaries, revelations, links to photos, etc. in the comments.
There are more exciting tours tomorrow. Here’s the schedule and my graphical version.
Here’s what looks like it might be interesting. Again, I’ve never attended any of these tours, so don’t take my word for it, but I’d try to hit some of these if I could:
Shaw: Where DC Comes Together: This tour is two parts. The first, from 10 am-12:30 pm, covers the historic houses of Shaw (meeting at 7th and Mount Vernon Pl NW). The second, from 1-2:30 pm (meeting at 7th and R NW) visits the artistic and cultural landmarks of the neighborhood.
H Street Alley Exploration: This is another tour by Richard Layman and Frozen Tropics. Visit alley dwellings including the insides of two occupied ones along the H Street area. 10 am-1 pm, New York Ave Metro (outside M Street exit).
East Dupont - Home to Gay and Lesbian Activism, Community Organizations, and Literary History: I live on the edge of this area, so if I weren’t in France, I’d want to learn more about the history of the area which has so closely intertwined with the gay community for many decades. 1-2:30 pm, meet at 2335 18th St NW (near Belmont Rd in Adams Morgan).
If This Street Could Talk: Eighth Street, SE from 1801 to 2008: “This tour will recount the legends, gossip, and recorded history of the first commercial corridor of the Federal City.” There are many Capitol Hill tours it’s hard to know which is the best, but this one looks particularly interesting. 1-3 pm, outside Eastern Market Metro. If you’re more into food, there’s Capitol Hill and the Landmark Eastern Market, focusing more on the Eastern Market food market. That one is 10-11:30 am and again at 1:30-3:30 pm, also at the Eastern Market station.
Sumner School and Its Lost Neighborhood: Like Federal Center Southwest, the now-downtown area northwest of the White House was once much different than it is today. This tour talks about the neighborhood with a specific focus on the old schools of the area. 1-3 pm at Charles Sumner School Museum, 17th and M.