BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Capitol Hill neighborhood

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CAPHIL_200314_01.JPG: Empty streets as the Covid-19 crisis spreads to the capitol.
2. CAPHIL_200411_03.JPG: Empty streets due to Covid-19.
3. CAPHIL_200504_004.JPG: Boys' Club of Washington, DC
4. CAPHIL_200504_017.JPG: Center City Public Charter Schools -- Capitol Hill Campus
5. CAPHIL_200504_061.JPG: House of God Inc.
6. CAPHIL_200504_066.JPG: Thank you to our Healthcare Heroes First Responders, Military Members, Teachers, Delivery Drivers, Parents, Neighbors & John Krasinski John Krasinski From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Krasinski first became known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), on which he also served as a producer and occasional director. He later directed and starred in the drama film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars (2016). He co-wrote, directed, and starred in the critically and commercially successful horror film A Quiet Place (2018), and portrays the title character in the Amazon thriller series Jack Ryan (2018–present), on which he is also a producer. For his role in the latter, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Krasinski has also appeared in films such as License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Big Miracle (2012), Promised Land (2012), Aloha (2015), and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). He has performed voice-over work for documentaries and animated films such as Shrek the Third (2007), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) and Monsters University (2013). He established a production company, Sunday Night Productions, in 2013. He is married to English actress Emily Blunt, with whom he has two daughters.
7. CAPHIL_200504_107.JPG: UPS All deliveries Please leave all packages inside at 9th St. entrance
8. CAPHIL_200504_113.JPG: This was kind of the land of Little Free Libraries
9. CAPHIL_200504_137.JPG: The Great Seal of the Chickasaw Nation 329 East Capitol St. The Chickasaw Nation Piominko House
10. CAPHIL_200504_146.JPG: Dr. L.L. Friedrich 329
11. CAPHIL_200504_159.JPG: In this Together
12. CAPHIL_200504_168.JPG: Aristotle Now you Know
13. CAPHIL_200504_178.JPG: Do not enter if you are dick or tested positive for COVID-19 Help us protect our customers and employees.
14. CAPHIL_200504_182.JPG: Sonoma Due to DC mandate, we are closed until further notice and have suspended delivery as an extra measure of safety to our staff, delivery drivers, and customers. We look forward to serving our community once it is deemed safe. Management
15. CAPHIL_200504_197.JPG: So many masks litter the landscape now.
16. CAPHIL_200504_203.JPG: We are in this together.
17. CAPHIL_200504_207.JPG: World Central Kitchen
18. CAPHIL_200504_210.JPG: Due to Covid-19 we are asking to only have 4 people/families in the store at a time. To help us serve all guest [sic] we ask after you have placed your order to remain outside and it will be brought out to you. If you placed an order for curb side we ask that you call the store (202) 544-4008 to have your food brought out to you. If you would like, orders can be placed online at www.wethepizza.com. Thank you for your understanding during these times.
19. CAPHIL_200504_217.JPG: Santa Rosa Love to our friends and community
20. CAPHIL_200504_221.JPG: To ensure the well-being of our clients and teammates, we're adjusting our branch operations.
21. CAPHIL_200504_228.JPG: In compliance with DC law, we regret to inform everyone that our establishment will be closed until further notice. We wish everyone to be safe and be in good health during this current crisis that we are facing. We will see you soon!
22. CAPHIL_200504_241.JPG: Mr. Henry's is here for you! We're open!
23. CAPHIL_200504_244.JPG: Mr. Henry's is here for you!
24. CAPHIL_200504_258.JPG: Also all readings avail. by phone with credit card or cash apps. Ring bell to enter for psychic. [If she was a good psychic, shouldn't she know I was at the door?]
25. CAPHIL_200504_260.JPG: Line for UPS Store
26. CAPHIL_200504_264.JPG: Due to the Covid-19 Virus HR Block would like to continue to help[ and inspire our clients and communities. We will be offering drop off and approve online services. This precaution action will cut down on the face to face interaction for the safety our clients and our staff. Thank you.
27. CAPHIL_200504_266.JPG: Please help us ALL stay healthy. We ARE open but eliminating in-person contact. With all due apologies, please do not enter.
28. CAPHIL_200504_274.JPG: Dear Guests & Community We are currently offering pick up & delivery options, via phone ... yes --> nope --> Uber Eats --> Uber Eats!, GrubHub and Upserve. Check out our website & instagram for menu updates.
29. CAPHIL_200504_280.JPG: April 16th, 2020 La Plaza Restaurant; In response to The District of Columbia efforts to stop the transmission of Corona Virus COVID-19, and to protect our employees and our customers from getting infected, we are enforcing everyone to utilize mask before entering this establishment. Attn. Management
30. CAPHIL_200504_282.JPG: Effective Immediately Logan Title will open by appointment only. Please call our main number to schedule...
31. CAPHIL_200504_288.JPG: East City Bookshop
32. CAPHIL_200504_310.JPG: Free "to-go" Meals! Every day from 1pm-3pm
33. CAPHIL_200504_332.JPG: 4/9/2020 The District of Columbia now requires all customers entering the store to wear a face mask. If you are not wearing a face mask, we respectfully ask you to not enter the store. Thank you for your cooperation. Yes! Organic Market
34. CAPHIL_200504_335.JPG: From Yes Organic Market to all our loyal customers A very sincere thank you to all our patrons during this critical time with the COV-19 [COVID-19] virus crisis. Yes Organic Market has been on the Hill for many years and always been supported by this very neighborhood and the many loyal customers, who appreciate our organic and health [healthy?] choice of food. It is our duty and commitment to serve [you] especially as a [at this] time of need. We are open at regular hour [hours] from 7am to 10pm everyday. Again, Yes Organic Market appreciate [appreciates] all your support.
35. CAPHIL_200504_346.JPG: Shakespeare Theatre Company Studios
36. CAPHIL_200504_355.JPG: Miracle Be Safe * Stay Home Be the Miracle
37. CAPHIL_200504_367.JPG: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -- Albert Einstein Miracle Theatre Be safe. Be kind. Be the miracle.
38. CAPHIL_200504_387.JPG: Congratulations Alex! DeMatha Catholic High School Senior 2020 #Quarantined
39. CAPHIL_200504_405.JPG: John Tyler Elementary School It's a great day to love & learn at Tyler No school for students Be safe!
40. CAPHIL_200504_412.JPG: Fallout shelter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A fallout shelter is an enclosed space specially designed to protect occupants from radioactive debris or fallout resulting from a nuclear explosion. Many such shelters were constructed as civil defense measures during the Cold War. ... These buildings were placarded with the orange-yellow and black trefoil sign designed by United States Army Corps of Engineers director of administrative logistics support function Robert W. Blakeley in 1961. ... The United States ended federal funding for the shelters in the 1970s. In 2017, New York City began removing the yellow signs since members of the public are unlikely to find viable food and medicine inside those rooms.
41. CAPHIL_200607_08.JPG: Stewart R. Mott and Associates
42. CAPHIL_200607_10.JPG: Hiram W. Johnson House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. 1977 National Park Service United States Department of Interior
43. CAPHIL_200607_22.JPG: The Senator Thomas A. Daschle Building Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
44. CAPHIL_200626_002.JPG: Great Things Happen on The Hill! Capitol Hill capitolhillbid.org
45. CAPHIL_200626_005.JPG: Union Pub
46. CAPHIL_200626_021.JPG: UNIS Ukrainian National Information Service
47. CAPHIL_200626_039.JPG: Peabody School
48. CAPHIL_200626_063.JPG: "I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people." -- Rosa Parks
49. CAPHIL_200626_076.JPG: Capitol Hill Seventh Day Adventist Church
50. CAPHIL_200626_127.JPG: National Fraternal Order of Police Steve Young Law Enforcement Legislative Advocacy Center Building a proud tradition
51. CAPHIL_200626_140.JPG: Stay Safe Wear a Mask Capitol Hill BID
52. CAPHIL_200626_150.JPG: Welcome back! Capitol Hill BID
53. CAPHIL_200711_33.JPG: I asked someone why it was called "Outlaw Way" and a resident said there's an elderly long-term resident named Outlaw who lives on the corner and it was named for him.
54. CAPHIL_200711_39.JPG: USPS Always an essential service We Love You. Forever. Ricardo -- you are the best. Thank you!!
55. CAPHIL_200711_46.JPG: Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
56. CAPHIL_200711_63.JPG: Tried Stone Fire Baptized Holiness Church
57. CAPHIL_200711_69.JPG: Black & Brown Lives Matter
58. CAPHIL_200718_18.JPG: Mask Required
59. CAPHIL_200718_42.JPG: The Ward 6 Mutual Aid Network is providing food masks toiletries diapers paper goods cleaning supplies to Ward 6 residents
60. CAPHIL_200718_52.JPG: Center City Public Charter Schools Capitol Hill Campus Have a great summer Stay Safe
61. CAPHIL_200718_80.JPG: This bench is for small children to stand on to look at and play with the toy garden. It is not a giveaway.
Wikipedia Description: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Capitol Hill, aside from being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington D.C., stretching easterly behind the U.S. Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the oldest residential communities in Washington, and with roughly 35,000 people in just under two square miles, it is also one of the most densely populated.

As a geographic feature, Capitol Hill rises in the center of the District of Columbia and extends eastward. In the 18th century the hill was called Jenkins Hill or Jenkins Heights by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 as he began to develop his plan for the new Federal City. He chose to locate the "Congress House" on the crest of the hill, facing the city, a site that L'Enfant characterized as a "pedestal waiting for a superstructure." But it is important to recall that the site of the Capitol is located on a tract of land that had for many years belonged to the Carroll family and was noted in their records of ownership as "New Troy." While it was rumored that a man named Jenkins had once pastured some livestock at the site of the Capitol (and thus his name was associated with the site), artist John Trumbull, who would paint several murals inside the Capitol's rotunda, reported in 1791 that the site was covered with a thick woods. Hence it was unlikely that any livestock had ever grazed there and further Mr. Jenkins must have grazed his cows somewhere else.

The Capitol Hill neighborhood today straddles two quadrants of the city, Southeast and Northeast, and a large portion is now designated as the Capitol Hill historic district. The name Capitol Hill is often used to refer to both the historic district and to the larger neighborhood around it. To the east of Capitol Hill lies the Anacostia River, to the north is the H Street corridor and to the south is the Southeast/Southwest Freeway and the Washington Navy Yard.

History:

The neighborhood that is now called Capitol Hill began when the government began work at two locations, the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard. It became a distinct community between 1799 and 1810 as the federal government became a major employer. The first stage in its early history was that of a boarding house community developed for members of Congress. In the early years of the Republic, few Congressmen wished to establish permanent residence in the city. Instead, most preferred to live in boarding houses within walking distance of the Capitol.

In 1799 the Washington Navy Yard was established on the banks of the Anacostia River, and provided jobs to craftsmen who built and repaired ships. Many of the craftsmen who were employed both at the Navy Yard and in the construction of the Capitol chose to live within walking distance, to the east of the Capitol and the north of the Navy Yard. They became the original residential population of the neighborhood. In 1806 President Thomas Jefferson selected the location of the Marine Barracks, which had to be within marching distance of both the Capitol and the White House, not far from the Washington Navy Yard. By 1810 shops, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, and churches were flourishing in the area.

The Civil War resulted in more construction in the Capitol Hill area, including the building of hospitals. Construction of new houses continued in the 1870s and 1880s. The neighborhood began to divide along racial and economic class lines.

Electricity, piped water, and plumbing were introduced in the 1890s, and were first available in the downtown areas of the District of Columbia, including Capitol Hill. There was a real estate development boom between 1890 and 1910 as the Capitol Hill area became one of the first neighborhoods having these modern conveniences.

In 1976, the Capitol Hill Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the largest historic districts in the United States. The boundaries of the historic district are irregular, extending southward from F Street NE, as far east as 14th Street, as far west as South Capitol Street, and with a southern limit marked chiefly by Virginia Avenue but including some territory as far south as M Street SE. It includes buildings from the Federal period (1800 to 1820) through 1919, but most of the buildings are late Victorian. Capitol Hill has remained a fairly stable middle class neighborhood throughout its existence. During the so called "Crack Epidemic" of the 1980's, its fringes were often affected. More recently, the neighborhood has undergone intense gentrification.

Description:

Capitol Hill's landmarks include not only the United States Capitol, but also the Senate and House office buildings, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Marine Barracks, the Washington Navy Yard, and Congressional Cemetery.

It is, however, largely a residential neighborhood composed predominantly of rowhouses of different stylistic varieties and periods. Side by side exist early 19th century manor houses, Federal townhouses, small frame dwellings, ornate Italianate bracketed houses and the late 19th century press brick rowhouses with their often whimsical decorative elements combining Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne, and Eastlakian motifs.

The main non-residential corridor of Capitol Hill is Pennsylvania Avenue, a lively commercial street with shops, restaurants and bars. Eastern Market is an 1873 public market on 7th Street SE, where vendors sell fresh meat and produce in indoor stalls and at outdoor farmers' stands. It is a community anchor for nearby stores and restaurants. It is also the site of an outdoor flea market every weekend. After a major fire gutted the main market building on April 30, 2007, restoration of the building began. It is expected to be completed in early 2009. Merchants have been temporarily relocated to a structure across the street.

Barracks Row (8th Street SE), so called because of its proximity to the U.S. Marine Barracks, is one of the city's oldest commercial corridors. It dates to the late 18th century and has recently been revitalized.

Recent estimates in Capitol Hill newspapers suggest as many as a third of all Members of Congress live on Capitol Hill while in Washington.

Famous people who were born in the Capitol Hill neighborhood include John Philip Sousa and J. Edgar Hoover. Frederick Douglass's former house can be found in the 300 block of A Street Northeast. (In the 1970s the Douglass house was later used as an African Art Museum).

Capitol Hill has several local community newspapers, such as the Hill Rag and the Voice of the Hill.
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