Hi Everyone,
I had a great time walking around the U Street Corridor on Saturday [thanks Dr. P!]! As you know, we walked around most of the corridor and in the end, Jaya, Randelle and I ended up at Ben's Next Door for a few drinks, bites and a good time!
While walking around, I had forgotten how busy it was on a Saturday and how much, just in the last two years, U Street has changed. It seems a great deal livelier, a little more active and has a host of more little restaurants. Although I'm very familiar with the area, I did notice a lot of little places that I didn't notice before [think of that soul food restaurant that was HAPPENIN', that we MUST try] and the diversity of the neighborhood has definitely grown. Two years ago, I noticed U Street had a heavy Latino population. Now, as we look around, I noticed a great deal of "hipsters" and random cute little shops. This area is definitely reminding me of Silverlake in Los Angeles, where locals can really tell the significant differences through gentrification.
Below are some pics I took on our little tour. Enjoy!
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