18th Street NW

For other uses, see 18th Street.

18th Street Northwest is a prominent north–south street thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.

18th Street Northwest

Shops along 18th Street NW in the Adams Morgan neighborhood
Maintained by	DDOT
Length	2.1 mi (3.4 km)[1]
Location	Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S.
South end	US 50 (Constitution Avenue) in Foggy Bottom
Major junctions	US 29 (K Street) in Downtown Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle
North end	Columbia Road in Adams Morgan
East	17th Street
West	19th Street
Construction
Commissioned	1791

18th Street in the Strivers' Section Historic District

History

The "18th Street" roadway was part of the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for Washington by Pierre Charles L'Enfant.

In the present day 18th Street also travels through downtown Washington and the Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also one of the main streets in the Adams Morgan neighborhood; the other is Columbia Road.

It passes through the Strivers' Section Historic District in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Many bars, nightclubs, and restaurants are located on 18th Street in Adams Morgan, and on weekends it is frequently congested with cars and pedestrians, especially at last call.^[2]

Notable people

The 1912 home of Margaret Cameron, designed by Jules Henri de Sibour; today the offices of RIA Novosti

• The Black Panther Party had its national headquarter in 2327 18th Street, N. W. in 1971.^[3]
• Henry Glassie, a folklorist who also lived at 1743 18th Street, N.W.
• Albert Lasker, advertising executive, and Mary Woodward Lasker, the health activist and philanthropist, also lived at 1706 18th Street
• David A. Reed, a United States Senator from Pennsylvania who also lived at 1706 18th Street
• John W. Weeks, the former United States Secretary of War, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative, who also lived at 1706 18th Street

See also

• Transportation in Washington, D.C.

References

1. "18th Street NW" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
2. Marshall, Ryan (March 1, 2006). "Welcome to D.C.'s 18th Street". American Observer. Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
3. Huey P. Newton Papers, Green Library, Stanford, M 864, Series 2, box 1, folder 22

External links

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