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Shaw

Shaw is a neighborhood in north-central Washington D.C. just east of and south of and . Although it has a diverse population, Shaw is distinctive from the adjacent areas due to its African-American heritage.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 17,600 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Shaw (Washington, D.C.)”, “Shaw Historic District”, “Shaw, Washington, D.C.”, and “Shaw, Washington, DC”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Walter E. Washington Convention Center and Howard University Hospital.

Convention center
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The is a 2.3-million-square-foot convention center located in , owned and operated by the city's convention arm, Events DC.

Hospital
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, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in , built on the site of Griffith Stadium, a former professional baseball stadium that served as the home field of the Washington Senators.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Dupont Circle.

Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

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is an affluent historic neighborhood in Washington D.C. It is known for its beautiful Victorian homes, walkability, and has offices, civic institutions, hotels, night clubs, bars, cafes, art galleries, and shops.

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.

Shaw

Latitude
38.91206° or 38° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.02137° or 77° 1′ 17″ west
Population
17,600
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
87C4WX6H+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158320241
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4140463
Wiki­data ID
Q2277455
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Shaw” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “肖區”
  • German: “Shaw (Washington, D.C.)”
  • German: “Shaw”
  • Hebrew: “שאו”
  • Portuguese: “Shaw (Washington, D.C.)”
  • Portuguese: “Shaw”
  • Slovenian: “Shaw”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شاو (واشینقتون، دی.ک.)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شاو”
  • Urdu: “شا، واشنگٹن ڈی سی”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Shaw”. Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.