14th Street (Washington, D.C.)

Street in northwest and southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., US February 2026 January 2025 14th Street Southwest and Northwest Retail and new apartment buildings along 14th St. NW, U Street Corridor, Washington, D.C., February 2019.jpg Retail and apartment buildings at 14th and U Streets Retail and apartment buildings at 14th and U Streets in 2019 DDOT 7.2 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.8800709,-77.0345284/38.9880409,-77.0310753/@38.9340052,-77.1039105,12z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m39!4m38!1m35!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0318627!2d38.9062994!3s0x89b7b7eac97c0feb:0x163eab1cea5d0b37!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0319418!2d38.9195237!3s0x89b7b7e712cfa47f:0x30790001f07a0acd!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0325599!2d38.9280426!3s0x89b7c81f924ec60f:0xd5a5ada3cf305a9f!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0327326!2d38.9408126!3s0x89b7c816235222d5:0x30fa41bf014097f1!3m4!1m2!1d-77.033428!2d38.952034!3s0x89b7c841fe0198b9:0xfce27e6a2a4e7d7a!3m4!1m2!1d-77.0334243!2d38.9693174!3s0x89b7c8f532d3f0ad:0x990c2063f8e202b!3m4!1m2!1d-77.033827!2d38.9772029!3s0x89b7c8f2b1fed88d:0xfb0c8dad670a5807!1m0!3e0 14th Street SW and NW March 9, 2019 Southwest and Northwest, Washington, D.C. 38 53 22 N 77 1 55 W inline,title South DC I 395 US 1 in East Potomac Park North Eastern Avenue in Shepherd Park DC US 50 Constitution Avenue in Federal TriangleDC US 29 K Street in Downtown 13th Street 15th Street 1791 Fourteenth Street Historic District hd yes Roughly bounded by S, 12th, N and 15th Sts., NW., Washington, District of Columbia District of Columbia#USA Brown, Glenn, et al. Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Modern Movement November 9, 1994 105 acre 940009922010a yes 14th Street NW/SW is a street in Northwest and Southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., located 1.25 mi west of the U.S. Capitol. It runs from the 14th Street Bridge north to Eastern Avenue. Northbound U.S. Route 1 runs along 14th Street from the bridge to Constitution Avenue, where it turns east with US 50. US 1 southbound previously used 15th Street NW due to the ban on left turns from westbound Constitution Avenue to 14th Street, but it now uses the Ninth Street Tunnel, five blocks to the east. 14th Street crosses the National Mall and runs near the White House and through the western side of Washington's Logan Circle neighborhood. Because it connects to one of the main bridges crossing the Potomac River into Northern Virginia, 14th Street has always been a major transportation corridor. It was the location of one of the first streetcar lines, and today it is the location of several afternoon carpooling "slug lines", which allow commuters to meet the high-occupancy vehicle requirements of I-395, the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway. History In the middle of the 20th century, 14th Street NW near the intersection of P Street was home to many car dealerships and was known as "auto row".Washington Post From Showrooms to Showplaces Debbi Wilgoren December 20, 2004 B01 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12373-2004Dec19.html 26 April 2010 The Casino Royal at 14th and H Streets was one of the city's most popular nightclubs. The street was the location of race riots in 1968 after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.D.C.'s 14th Street, once shunned, is the new hot spot http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.trips01apr01,0,4361180.story?coll=bal-live-headlines Baltimore Sun Annie Linskey April 1, 2004 25 August 2005 6 June 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050606075911/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.trips01apr01,0,4361180.story?coll=bal-live-headlines dead In the 1970s and 1980s, a portion of 14th Street became known primarily for its red-light district. Several strip clubs and massage parlors were concentrated roughly between New York Avenue and K Street, while prostitutes plied their trade around Logan Circle. However, rising land values eventually pushed out the adult businesses. The Source Theatre, founded by Bart Whiteman in 1977, was given some credit for the area's revival. Whiteman stood outside the theater to escort people inside in order to make them feel safer.Source Theatre Founder Bart Whiteman https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032302093.html Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb Washington Post B06 March 24, 2006 9 August 2006 With the gentrification of the neighborhoods through which it passes – particularly downtown, Logan Circle, the U Street Corridor, and Columbia Heights – 14th Street is now known for live theater, art galleries, and trendy restaurants. Moreover, while the nominal center of the city's gay life is still Dupont Circle, the Washington Blade called 14th Street between U Street and Massachusetts Avenue (Thomas Circle) the best place to see and be seen.Best of Gay DC: Community https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185013/http://www.washblade.com/2005/10-7/locallife/bestof/community.cfm 2007-09-30 , The Washington Blade, October 7, 2005 As of 2012, the center of gravity had shifted and Logan Circle was voted "DC's gay neighborhood.""Where is DC's Gay Neighborhood? The Winner is..." Borderstan, 30 May 2012. The opening of a Whole Foods Market at 14th and P Streets in 2000 was considered a turning point for the neighborhood.Amanda Abrams, "In D.C., a Street's Grit Gives Way to Glamour," New York Times, 1 May 2012. The 21st century brought rapid gentrification along 14th Street, especially south of Florida Avenue. Within a decade, it had become one of the preeminent dining destinations in the Greater Washington area."Best of DC: Best Neighborhood for Dining 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519204904/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestofdc/poll/peopleandplaces/2014/best-neighborhood-for-dining 2014-05-19 ," Washington City Paper, 2014. In nine months of 2012 and 2013, two dozen restaurants opened on 14th Street."Take a stroll down the new 14th Street," Washington Post, 21 July 2013. From 2010 to 2012, almost every block of 14th between Rhode Island and Florida Avenues had a major residential redevelopment project scheduled, adding more than 1,200 housing units and 85000 sqft of retail.ABRAMS AMANDA May 1, 2012 In D.C., a Street's Grit Gives Way to Glamour https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/realestate/commercial/in-washington-14th-street-nw-attracts-upscale-developers.html New York Times Landmarks thumb|right|The renovated Tivoli Theatre in Columbia Heights at Park Road and 14th Street NW. The Black Cat Columbia Heights Metro station DC USA Freedom Plaza Garfinckel's John A. Wilson Building National Aquarium National City Christian Church National Museum of American History National Press Building Oscar Straus Memorial Pershing Park Ronald Reagan Building Thomas Circle Tivoli Theatre United States Department of Commerce United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Walter Reed Army Medical Center Willard InterContinental Washington Transit service 14th Street has been a major transit route ever since the Capital Traction Company streetcar line was built around the turn of the 20th century. The successor to that line is the Metrobus 14th Street Line—routes 52 & 54. Rail thumb|right|250px|The Decatur Street Car Barn at 4615 14th St. NW, built in 1906 by the Capital Traction Company. It is now the Metrobus Northern Division garage. There are two Metrorail stations on 14th Street (the U Street station is one block east, at 13th and U Streets NW and is considered the most convenient stop to visit the heart of 14th St between P and V Sts NW): McPherson Square WMATA Blue WMATA Orange WMATA Silver Columbia Heights WMATA Green Bus Metrobus The following Metrobus routes travel along the street (listed from south to north): D32 (Fort Lincoln to the Federal Triangle) D50 (Takoma or 14th St & Colorado Ave. to L'Enfant Plaza) D5X (Takoma to Metro Center) D44 (Fort Totten to Federal Triangle) DC Circulator The DC Circulator's Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro bus line traveled along 14th Street between Columbia Heights and Franklin Square.http://www.dccirculator.com/ DC Circulator DC Circulator 2010-08-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823022404/http://www.dccirculator.com/ 23 August 2010 References Category:Streets in Washington, D.C. 014 Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Category:Dupont Circle Category:Auto rows Category:Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Category:Shopping districts and streets in Washington, D.C. Category:Motor vehicle buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places