Map of D.C. Quadrants
1 2018-07-15T18:46:59+00:00 Kenton Rambsy 1a8e7c8308fe3da2a51e94dd08e0858bab2a9153 11 2 North, South, and East Capitol Streets and The National Mall divide Washington, DC, into four sections or quadrants: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. The nexus of the four quadrants is the US Capitol Building. The streets in DC run three ways: east-west, north-south, and diagonally. Lettered streets run east-west, numbered streets run north-south, and diagonal streets have state names. plain 2019-01-28T14:56:33+00:00 Kenton Rambsy 1a8e7c8308fe3da2a51e94dd08e0858bab2a9153This page is referenced by:
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Section 2: Navigating DC's Quadrants
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Edward P. Jones’s short stories create a parallel history situated throughout time by immersing his readers within numerous, specific locales and communities across DC. Jones's work focuses on the people within the city, rather than the history.
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By John Clayton Bryant, Michael Riojas, & Kenton Rambsy
Washington, DC has a fairly simple, yet unique layout. The simplest way of reading a map or navigating through the streets of Washington is by understanding that the city is broken into four different sections – known as quadrants – that are divided by using the Capitol building as the center of the four dividing lines. Spreading outward from the Capitol, the numbering of street addresses increases number and letter values. (Streets leading north and south increase in value as 1st, 2nd, 3rd Street, etc. Streets leading east and west increase in letter value such as A Street, B Street, C Street, etc.)
While the grid system is relatively self-explanatory, being unfamiliar with the city and layout may prove confusing because of the repeating street names and intersections found in each quadrant. For instance, you could find the intersection of 3rd and L Street in more than one quadrant, each being designated as 3rd and L St. NE, NW, SE, or SW. If unfamiliar with each quadrant, navigating through the streets of Edward P. Jones’ stories might prove confusing.
The following links offer brief descriptions for each quadrant. In addition, each quadrant contains links to Black cultural landmarks in that particular section of DC.
