Harrison Recreation Center

Harrison Recreation Center is a park in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on V Street Northwest. Harrison Recreation Center is situated nearby to the neighborhood 9th St NW-13th St NW, Washington DC, as well as near the suburb Columbia Heights.

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Type: Park
Description: recreation center in Washington, D.C., United States
Address: 1330 V Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lincoln Theatre and Ben’s Chili Bowl.

Lincoln Theatre

Theater building

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Lincoln Theatre is a historic theater in Washington, D.C., located at 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl. The theater, located on "Washington's Black Broadway", served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues.

Ben’s Chili Bowl

Fast food restaurant

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Ben's Chili Bowl is a restaurant in Washington, D.C., United States, located at 1213 U Street, next to Lincoln Theatre, in the U Street Corridor, also known as the Cardozo/Shaw neighborhood in Northwest D.C.

Busboys and Poets

Bookstore

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Busboys and Poets is a full-service restaurant, bar, bookstore, coffee shop, and events venue in the Washington, D.C. area, founded in 2005 by Andy Shallal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Columbia Heights and Logan Circle.

Columbia Heights

Suburb

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Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, and Columbia Heights are three bordering neighborhoods in Washington DC, each with a different character, but united in an unmistakable sense of dynamism, diversity, youth, and nightlife.

Logan Circle

Neighborhood

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Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood.