FREE Walking Tours of Shaw, Sunday, May 23.

10 am - 12:30 pm. Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part 1.
Meet at Historical Society of Washington, DC, 801 K St., NW. End at Azi's Café, 1336 9th St., NW. 

Shaw has always been a crossroads. Today, the Washington Convention Center dominates Shaw’s southern half in the area that once consisted of woods and a few farms. Notable historic figures lived and worked in lower central Shaw, including explorer John Wesley Powell, African American U.S. Senator Blanche K. Bruce, and historian Carter G. Woodson. Includes visits to view selected building interiors.

1-3:30 PM. Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part 2.
Meet at NW corner of Seventh and R Sts., NW. End at Nellie's Sports Bar, 900 U St., NW.

Entertainment has long been the focus of central Shaw’s northern half – from the Howard Theater, where every star in the Black entertainment pantheon performed, and the pool hall where Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington decided to become a musician, to two sites that hosted baseball teams. Highlights include a renovated movie theater building and the city’s first African American YWCA.

Walking tours are presented by Shaw Main Streets and led by Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander M. Padro.