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 […]
Exterior
Exterior
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 […]
Digital Archive: Four
This is the Dwight D. Eisenhower building were the Vice president works as well as many other high ranking government officials. This building is also within walking distance to the former YMCA. This is just another example of the privilege and the prestige of the Dupont area. The YMCA is for people and areas that […]
Socio Economic Injustice Exposed: Lafayette Square Park
Introduction Subjects like Biology, Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry, fascinate us. We spend a majority of our lives in academia learning about these topics, trying to uncover all of the underlying truths, hoping to someday finally understand the world we live in. However, there are other subjects we completely disregard. Architecture and infrastructure, […]
An Artistic Village: The Impact of Art and Energy on 14th Street NW
For a visual representation of this essay, follow along with my prezi. 14th street NW has a deep and tumultuous history that has been distantly moderated by Washington politicians, realtors, and citizens for decades. Googling 14th street now delights the modern shopper or hip diner with a plethora of trendy options, but from a researcher’s perspective, […]
Sights and Sounds From Outside the Washington Post Headquarters
Standing on K Street outside the Washington Post’s headquarters, you can hear the city moving around you. In the short recording I captured, you can hear the conversations between the people lining the sidewalk and in the park across the street, supplemented by a performer doing his own rendition of the Indiana Jones’ theme song on […]
Visiting my site
Ana Lezama and I went to visit our sites together the week before Thanksgiving Break, when we found out that our sites are very close together. At noon, we got to Ana’s site, Lafayette Square Park. After taking a couple of pictures of the site, we posed in front of the White House and ended […]
Annotated Bibliographies 1-10
“Additional Homicide Arrest: 1700 Block of 7th Street, NW. N.p., 28 Jan. 2014. Web. 03 Oct. 2016. This article states a police report about a homicide that occurred on the block of 1700 7thSt NW. This source also displays a good amount of specific details such as the setting, people involved, and the action […]