Color-enhanced USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. The "crosshairs" in the image mark the quadrant divisions of Washington, with the U.S. Capitol at the center of the dividing lines. To the west of the Capitol extends the National Mall, visible as a slight green band in the image. The Northwest quadrant is the largest, located north of the Mall and west of North Capital Street.

Southwest DC is the southwestern quadrant of the city, located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street. The smallest quadrant of the city, Southwest is home to the Maine Avenue Fish Wharf (the only open-air fish market in DC), Arena Stage, the Washington Marina, L'Enfant Plaza, Bolling Air Force Base, the Tidal Basin, Hains Point, the Jefferson Memorial, and East and West Potomac Parks, as well as the museums along the south side of the Mall and a large concentration of federal office buildings between the Mall and Interstate 395. Download high resolution version (548x697, 43 KB)USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... Download high resolution version (548x697, 43 KB)USGS satellite image of Washington, DC, taken April 26, 2002. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. ... 1901 plan for the National Mall proposed by the McMillan Commission. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... An address is a code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home, business or other building on the earths surface. ... 1901 plan for the National Mall proposed by the McMillan Commission. ... South Capitol Street is a avenue dividing the outheast-southwest sections of Washington, DC. It runs south from the Capitol to the DC-Maryland line. ... The following is taken from the Arena Stage website: Arena Stage today stands as a flagship American theater. ... LEnfant Plaza is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow Lines. ... Bolling Air Force Base, in Southwest Washington, DC, is named for Col. ... Located at the southern tip of a peninsula extending into the Potomac River from Washington, DC, Hains Point is located at the geographical location where the Anacostia River and the Potomac River diverge. ... The front steps of the Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial from across the tidal basin Rudolph Evans statue with the Declaration of Independence preamble to the right The Jefferson Memorial is a monument in Washington, DC to Thomas Jefferson. ... Looking north from West Potomac Park across the Tidal Basin, showing cherry trees in flower West Potomac Park adjoins the National Mall in Washington, DC. It includes the parkland that extends south of the Reflecting Pool, from the Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the Washington Monument. ... Interstate 395 in Virginia is a 13 mile (21 km) long spur route that begins at a junction with Interstate 95 in Springfield, Virginia and ends in downtown Washington, District of Columbia. ...

Southwest is part of Pierre L'Enfant's original city plans and includes some of the oldest buildings in the city, including the Wheat Row block of townhouses, built in 1793, and Fort McNair, which was established in 1794. Pierre Charles LEnfant ( 2 August 1754 – 14 June 1825) designed the street plan of the Federal City in the United States, now known as Washington, DC. Born in France, he came to the American colonies as a military engineer with General Lafayette and became closely identified with the United... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Prior to 1847, much of the Virginia portion of the District of Columbia, including the town of Alexandria, was included in Southwest. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official language(s) English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Old Town Alexandria, viewed from the west, as seen from the observation deck of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, Southwest experienced significant urban renewal, which left it with a large concentration of office and residential buildings in the brutalist style that was then popular. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the the baby boom from returning GIs who... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ...

Politically, Southwest includes most of Ward 2, as well as parts of Wards 6 and 8.

It is accessible via the Blue, Orange, Yellow, and Green Lines of the Washington Metro. The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Franconia_Springfield to Largo Town Center. ... The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 subway stations from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton. ... The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of twelve subway stations from Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center to Huntington. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ...

External links

• Southwest DC Community Website
• Cultural Tourism DC: Southwest

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