Description
Book SynopsisThis expanded and updated edition will appeal to residents, both new and old, as well as to visitors eager to deepen their experience in the nation's capital.
Trade ReviewAt nearly 500 pages with hundreds of historical and contemporary photos, the book reveals a tapestry-like portrait of the city so many of us call home. -- Debra Bruno Roll Call 2010 If you've ever wandered through the connected neighborhoods that are Washington and wondered who lives there now, and who's gone before, the answers can be found in a new book, Washington at Home. -- Jennifer Nycz-Conner Washington Business Journal 2010 A must-read for any resident with a love of local history and landmarks. -- Jane Freundel Levey Express Night Out 2011
Table of ContentsPreface
Some Major Events Affecting Washington Neighborhoods
Introduction
Part I: Washington City and Georgetown
Chapter 1. Georgetown
Chapter 2. Capitol Hill
Chapter 3. Seventh Street / Downtown
Chapter 4. Foggy Bottoms
Chapter 5. Southwest Washington
Part II: Early Settlements in Washington County
Chapter 6. Tenleytown
Chapter 7. Brightwood
Chapter 8. Palisades
Chapter 9.Barry Farm / Hillsdale
Part III: A New Image for the Capital
Chapter 10. Dupont Circle
Chapter 11. Greater Shaw
Chapter 12. Mount Pleasant
Chapter 13. Ledroit Park
Chapter 14. Columbia Heights
Chapter 15. Deanwood
Part IV: Electric Streetcar and Railroad Suburbs
Chapter 16. Kalorama
Chapter 17. Chevy Chase
Chapter 18. Cleveland Park
Chapter 19. Congress Heights
Chapter 20. Kenilworth
Chapter 21. Takoma Park
Chapter 22. Brookland
Part V: Twentieth-Century Communities
Chapter 23. East Washington Heights
Chapter 24. Wesley Heights / Spring Valley
Chapter 25. Adams Morgan
Chapter 26. Shepherd Park
Notes
About the Contributors
Index
Color Illustrations
