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The U Street Corridor is an established D.C. neighborhood that encompasses a diverse and vibrant collection of shops, restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries, music venues, and residences located along a nine-block stretch of U Street in Northwest Washington, D.C. It extends from 9th Street on the east to 18th Street and Florida Avenue on the west. Most of this area is part of the larger Shaw neighborhood, with the western end entering the Dupont Circle neighborhood. It is served by the U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Washington Metro station. The historic U Street Corridor neighborhood is best known for its role as the home of the Civil Rights Movement in D.C. and, more recently, as host to the progressive D.C. music scene and an eclectic mix of local artists and writers.
[edit] HistorySee also: African American history and History of Washington, D.C. [edit] Founding and early historyThe U Street area is largely a Victorian-era neighborhood, developed between 1862 and 1900, the majority of which has been designated a historic district. The area is made up of row houses constructed rapidly by speculative builders and real estate developers in response to the city's high demand for housing following the Civil War and the growth of the federal government in the late 19th century. The corridor became commercially significant when a streetcar line operated there in the early 20th century, making it convenient for the first time for government employees to commute downtown to work and shop.[3]  While always racially diverse, the area was predominately white and middle class until 1900. As Washington became progressively more segregated, the U Street Corridor and neighboring Strivers' Section emerged as fashionable neighborhoods for Washington's African American residents. It became the city's most important concentration of businesses and entertainment facilities owned and operated by blacks, while the surrounding neighborhood became home to many of the city's most prominent African Americans.[3] Until the 1920s, when it was overtaken by Harlem, the U Street Corridor was home to the nation's largest urban African American community.[4] In its cultural heyday, it was known as "Black Broadway", a phrase coined by singer Pearl Bailey.[5] Duke Ellington's childhood home was located on 13th street between T and S Streets. The Lincoln Theatre opened in 1921, and Howard Theater in 1926.[6] [edit] Neighborhood decline While the area remained a cultural center for the African American community through the 1960s, the neighborhood began to decline following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. The intersection of 14th Street and U Street was the epicenter of violence and destruction during the 1968 Washington, D.C. riots. Following the riots, and the subsequent flight of affluent residents and businesses from the area, the corridor became blighted. Drug trafficking rose dramatically in the mid-1960s, and for many years the intersection of 14th and U Streets was the center of drug trafficking in Washington, D.C. At times, hundreds of addicts would fill the streets in a carnival-like atmosphere, waiting for drug shipments to arrive.[7] [edit] RevitalizationGentrification began in the 1990s, following development in Adams Morgan and later Logan Circle. More than 2,000 luxury condominiums and apartments were constructed between 1997 and 2007.[citation needed] [edit] Music and cultureU Street has long been a center of Washington's music scene, with the Lincoln Theatre, Howard Theatre, Bohemian Caverns, and other clubs and historic jazz venues. The 9:30 Club, the Black Cat, DC9, and the Velvet Lounge musical venues are located on the Corridor. U Street Corridor is home to many contemporary artists and artist collectives, such as the 40+ artist DC music collective Spelling for Bees.[1] [edit] See also
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