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Connecticut Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., and suburban Montgomery County, Maryland. It is one of the diagonal avenues radiating from the White House , and the segment south of Florida Avenue was one of the original streets in Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant 's plan for Washington. [ 1 ]
Originally designed by renowned architects, Clarke Waggaman and George N. Ray of "Waggaman & Ray Architects," [4] the commercial row was meant to rival New York City's Fifth Avenue and establish Connecticut Avenue as a premiere shopping district for Washington, D.C. [2] Built in 1915, the buildings are one of the first projects completed by the partnership of Waggaman & Ray. [4]
On Connecticut Avenue, former row houses along the street have been converted into commercial properties, including restaurants, offices and retail shops. Two large hotels are located on Calvert Street (the Omni Shoreham Hotel) and Woodley Road (the Marriott Wardman Park hotel, the second largest hotel in D.C.).
Opened on October 29, 1936, [4] the theater was designed by architect John Jacob Zink, whose firm designed over 200 theaters across the United States, and the 14th built by Warner Brothers in Washington, D.C. [5] The exterior is constructed of yellow and red brick and the facade is partially faced in limestone fluted panels.
The Demonet Building is composed of a historic townhouse and adjoining office building on the southeast corner of Connecticut Avenue and M Street N.W. in Washington, D.C. Constructed in 1880, the townhouse is the last Victorian residence on Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and Farragut Square that has not been significantly altered.
The Taft Bridge (also known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge or William Howard Taft Bridge) is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge, including Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway , connecting the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Kalorama .
At different points, the Connecticut Avenue Line was al operated by the L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L7, L8, and L9. Eventually, the lines were converted into the Connecticut Avenue Line as the L1, L2, and L4, and then the Connecticut Avenue–Maryland Line as the L7 and L8. [4] [5] Until June 17, 2012, the Connecticut Avenue Line was also served by the L4.
Connecticut Ave., northwest of Rock Creek 38°55′16″N 77°03′02″W / 38.921111°N 77.050556°W / 38.921111; -77.050556 ( Connecticut Avenue Sheridan-Kalorama and Woodley Park