Two months ago, I started working on a client site between Logan and Dupont Circles. I thought this would be a great move because it was closer to home and, on nice days, I’d be able to walk. In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been really hot in D.C.
Last Thursday was the first day since I began working there that it wasn’t disgustingly humid outside and I was able to walk all the way home, so I took advantage of the situation.
I walked all the way up 16th to U Street and turned right on 17th. An immediate left turn dropped me off onto my favorite street in all of D.C.: Seaton Street, NW.
Why do I love Seaton Street so much? Take a look for yourself:
When I walk down Seaton Street, I feel completely and totally removed from the city despite being in between three of the busiest residential neighborhoods – Dupont Circle, Adams Morgan, and the U Street Corridor. The noises from U Street and the busy 18th/Florida/U intersection are entirely drowned out from the trees. Everyone on the street maintains their tiny “front yard” with modest, yet beautiful landscaping. My stress washes away the every time I step onto the street.
I turned up the street and headed through Adams Morgan. There was a slight bump in the road when I saw this sign out in front of Crooked Beat records, a store I have a close personal past with but haven’t been in since moving back into the District. Thankfully, a quick Google search showed that the store is not going out of business, just moving due to increased rent by the landlord.
Days and walks like these really pull me more towards the “loving” part of my love/hate relationship with D.C.
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