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Essay / A walking tour of DC: three "fronts" of change
The streets of Washington DC are structured into three different groups: the streets that extend from east to west are digital, the streets that extend north to south are alphabetical and the streets running diagonally are the states. in America. When two diagonal streets intersect, a square or circle is formed. The areas observed in Washington DC seem to have a similar theme: the conflict between the modern and the classic. Gentrification and modernism are two major themes affecting Washington DC neighborhoods. There are three different developments: modern buildings, modern interior with historic facade and historic building. Mount Vernon Square is the first area observed in Washington DC. The square is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and New York Avenue. One of the important features of this square is the city museum building. The city's museum building is home to the Washington DC Historical Society. This building was built in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie and was originally used as the District of Columbia Library. It is currently a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places and used to host various exhibits. This building is pretty special because it houses the DC Historical Society, formerly known as the Columbia Historical Society. An important building in this region is the Washington DC Convention Center. This monumental building was completed in 2003 and is owned and operated by the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (WCSA). This building is extremely modern and contributed to the renewal of modernism in Washington DC. The building is made up of its own superblock and located right next to the Mount Vernon Square subway station. This building helped modernize DC and beautify the neighborhood...... middle of paper ......tp://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc85.htm>.Goldstein, Dan. "Improvise, adapt, overcome, eat now. A firehouse-inspired Sixth Engine bistro opens in Mt. Vernon." Web log publication. February 10, 2012. The web. February 19, 2012. “History of Union Station.” Union Station. Internet. February 19, 2012. “Inside the Convention Center.” Walter E Washington Convention Center. Internet. February 20, 2012. “National Postal Museum”. National Postal Museum. Internet. February 19, 2012. .Pendorf, Jonn. "'Opportunity Center' proposed for historic Gales School." Internet. "What is the strange building on H Street NW? » February 15, 2004: M09. Washington Post. Internet.