Atlas District

The area suffered economic setbacks after the riots following Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination.

The neighborhood began a resurgence after Joe Englert announced plans in 2005 to transform this three block area with various bars and music venues.

[1] Additionally, the area has benefited from the economic resurgence that has affected most of the district since the turn of the 21st century.

The city's only remaining streetcar system runs along H Street from Union Station to Benning Road, passing through the Atlas District.

The marquee and external appearance of the original movie theater were preserved, but the inside was completed replaced.