In hopes of beating their last season playoff record, the Washington Wizards face off this week against their nemesis, the Atlanta Hawks. A mural portraying the Washington Wizard’s stars, Bradely Beal and John Wall, was created in U Street behind Ben’s Chilli Bowl. The artist of this mural is unknown but thorugh his art, we […]
Author: Matthew Solovey
Cardozo educational complex
North of U Street stands a educational campus that may look like a college/higher-level institution but is acutally a highschool. Known as the castle on the hill, the Cardozo highschool serves as a reminder of the promise of a better future. It has a reputation of a academically sound school with many teachers being qualified […]
U Street’s neighboor
Off to the southeast side of U Street lies a neighbourhood which is seemingly similar to it. Shaw is a neighbourhood which also has many black people living and also is historically black. Just like U Street, Shaw also has seen a rapid gentrification which was also due to sociocultural mixing. To […]
Howard University
Outside of the bounds of the U Street neighbourhood lie many institutions which accept many U Street locals. This allows for the oppurtunity of higher education for minority groups. Since U Street is a neighbourhood which is predomantely and historically black, institutions like Howard University provide an education to many of the residents. Not to […]
Miami Open taken by the new #4 in the world
Roger Federer won his fourth straight over Rafael Nadal, rolling through last weekend’s Miami Open. With this win and his new world ranking, everyone wants to see whats next. In a French publication, called “L’Equipe”, clay-court specialist Nicholas Mahut said that Federer would not play in the upcoming clay season at all. He said that Federer “would want to […]
Evans-Tibbs House
This two-story rowhouse seems like an ordinary dwelling in the contemporary U Street corridor. But looking at its history, it serves as a cultural landmark of the neighborhood. The importance of its history comes from the person who used to live there. This house was the residence of Lillian Evans Tibbs. Performing under the stage name […]
African American Civil War Museum
The African American Civil War Museum, located on the U Street corridor, is one of the most culturally rich places in that neighborhood. It embraces and showcasees the story of the United States colored troops. A largely unknown story where colored americans fought for the union in the American civil war and many lost their […]
Lincoln Theatre
In many neighborhoods there is usually only one concert or musical hall that every event happens in. That occurs because most neighborhood leaders understand that only one is needed in order to accomodate the musical hunger of some, but not all, residents of the neighborhood. If you ever come to U Street, the idea of […]
Howard Theatre
Even though howard theathre used to be a place where jazz, classical, and gospel music used to be played, the gentrification promoted the assimilation of younger people and therefore it currently boasts a largely hip-hop theme. Dont get me wrong, it is still very representive of the culture that was built in U street in […]
Bens Chilli Bowl
U street’s population was largely dominated by african americans in the mid-20th century to the late 1990s. Many people believe that the population was decreased due to the spontateous decision of education, middle class white people to move into the neighborhood. The article this picture is in argues that was not the reason and that […]