9th Street to the Anacostia River
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| This segment of Pennsylvania Avenue was considered by L’Enfant as
the eastern entry to the city after crossing the Anacostia River on what
is now the John Philip Sousa Bridge. . His original plan shows a square
at what is now Potomac Circle and another at the Eastern Market Metro Station
neither of which materialized. This segment is in transition from pedestrian
oriented neighborhood uses to car oriented commercial uses. The low
rise, party-wall buildings from all eras border on wide sidewalks with
street trees and on street parking.
A number of integral characteristics describe the streetscape of Pennsylvania Avenue. Between the Anacostia River and 9th Street, SE Pennsylvania Avenue projects a neighborhood scale and feel through the dominant form of rowhouse construction, creating the sense of a Victorian boulevard. On street parking, street trees, deep sidewalks, and the wide, green median, serve to connect the dramatically different segments of the Avenue between 9th Street and the Anacostia River. |
