Photo Friday: Shaw Neighborhood and Historic 7th Street NW, Washington, DC USA

2016.04.06 DC People and Places - Shaw 04
2016.04.06 DC People and Places – Shaw 04 (View on Flickr.com)

I have recently discovered that there isn’t a camera made that can capture what my brain sees as I walk through our nation’s capital. Luckily, I can use software to simulate my perception 🙂 .

This photograph was taken at the intersection of 7th Street NW, and R Street NW. Historic because of the events of 1968 and the early 1990’s, that defined a multiple generations of social change (and social determinants). Here’s a composite of 1968 and 2016 a few blocks south.

2016 7th and O Then and Now 03802-HDR-Edit
2016 7th and O Then and Now 03802-HDR-Edit (View on Flickr.com)

This history is why I say it’s where the future was born, as it often is here, and why it’s always sunny for me. Enjoy.

More posts about 7th Street NW can be found here.

Ted Eytan, MD