TheAtlas District (also known as theAtlas or theH Street Corridor) is an arts and entertainment district located in theNear Northeast neighborhood ofWashington, DC. The neighborhood is located to the east ofWashington Union Station, which connects to the neighborhood via the city'sstreetcar system.[1]
The name "Atlas District" is not historical, and was part of a neighborhood branding campaign built around the revitalizedAtlas Theater. The theater was originally built in 1938 and converted into theAtlas Performing Arts Center in 2001
It runs along the resurgentH Street from the outskirts ofUnion Station to the crossroads with Fifteenth Street, Bladensburg Road, and Florida Avenue (also known as the "Starburst Intersection").
The area suffered economic setbacks after theriots following Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination.
The area has benefited from the economic resurgence that has affected most of the district since the turn of the 21st century. The neighborhood began a resurgence afterJoe Englert announced plans in 2005 to transform this three block area with various bars and music venues. Examples of bars that he opened were: the Pug; the Red and Black; the Rock N Roll Hotel; the Bee Hive; the Olympic, a sports bar with pool tables; Dr. Granville Moore's Brickyard; and the Showbar.[2]
In 2012, the district was named as one of the "hippest" neighborhoods in the country byForbes magazine.[3] In 2023, neighborhood property agent Christopher Dixon argued that despite the neighborhood's resurgence in the early 21st century, neighboring "Union Market and [NoMa] came in here and just kind of stole our thunder".[4]
The area is served by the D2X and D20Metrobuses. The city's only remainingstreetcar system runs along H Street from Union Station toBenning Road, passing through the Atlas District. The district is not served by theWashington Metro rail, with the closest Metro station being located inUnion Station, on theRed Line.[5]
TheAtlas Performing Arts Center (formerly the Atlas Theater), the modern neighborhood's namesake, is located on H Street, NE and was . The marquee and external appearance of the original movie theater were preserved, but the inside was completed replaced. The building now houses rehearsal and performance space for local performing arts groups, including theCapital City Symphony.
Transit: The D.C. Streetcar runs along H Street NE and Benning Road. The streetcar has eight stops and operates daily. The closest Metrorail stop is Union Station on the Red Line, and Metrobus runs through the neighborhood.
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