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Free Walking Town DC Tours of Shaw, Sunday, 10/06/13
The annual Walking Town DC tours of Shaw are back! Come spend a few hours exploring the neighborhood's past, present and future. Learn thing you never knew about a neighborhood you thought you knew. And bring those questions you've always wanted to have answered and try to stump the expert!
Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part I
Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Meet at the Carnegie Library Building, 801 K Street, NW
Shaw has always been the crossroads of Washington, DC. Today, the Washington Convention Center dominates Shaw’s southern half, which once consisted of woods and a few farms. Notable historic figures who have lived and worked in lower central Shaw include explorer John Wesley Powell, African American U.S. Senator Blanche K. Bruce, and historian Carter G. Woodson.
Led by Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander M. Padro.
Reservations encouraged but not required.
http://art4alldc.org/event/walkingtown-dc-shaw-where-dc-comes-together-part-i/
WalkingTown DC: Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part II
Sunday, October 6, 2013, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Meet at the northwest corner of Seventh and R Streets, NW.
Entertainment has long been the focus of central Shaw’s northern half – from the Howard Theatre, where every star in the Pantheon of Black entertainment, to the pool hall where Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington decided to become a musician, to two sites that hosted baseball teams. Highlights include a renovated movie theater building and the city’s first African American YWCA.
Led by Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander M. Padro.
Reservations encouraged but not required.
http://art4alldc.org/event/walkingtown-dc-shaw-where-dc-comes-together-part-ii/