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Please share your knowledge, experience and questions about the Shaw neighborhood here. Are you a resident? Did you recently visit the 14th and U Streets area? Are you planning a trip and want to find out more about what to see and do in Uptown? Do you have any suggestions for someone coming to U Street for the first time? Or do you have a story to tell and memories to share? This Internet bulletin board is the ideal place to keep up to date on what’s happening in Shaw and connect residents, experts and visitors to each other -- to share in the sense of community that is building in one of DC’s most treasured and historic neighborhoods.

Forum: Duke Ellington's Washington

Topic: Visiting Shaw
Posted By: Hedrick Smith Productions
Date: 01 Jan 2000 6:56 PM

If you're planning a trip to Washington there's more here than the monuments and museums on the mall. Find out about Washington's historic neighborhoods and discover what the residents know -- that there is a rich history and thriving cultural life throughout the Shaw neighborhood. Where are the best shows and concerts, the best nightclubs and restaurants, and what are the hidden treasures of this unique place?
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Subject: Shaw/U Street
From: S. F. Sloane
Date: 05 May 2000 10:06 PM

I loved your history of Washington in Ellington's Day. I am now looking for ways to get involved in the U St. Renaissance myself. I would especially love to see the old Howard Theatre restored and continue in the tradition of live entertainment in Washington.

 

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