Southwest (SW or S.W.) is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street. It is the smallest quadrant of the city, and contains a small number of named neighborhoods and districts, including Bellevue, Southwest Federal Center, the Southwest Waterfront, Buzzard Point, and the military installation known as Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Southwest, Washington, D.C.
- Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.)
- Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
- Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of M Street (Washington, D.C.)
- Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Bellevue (Washington, D.C.)
Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Independence Avenue (Washington D.C.)
Independence Avenue is a major east–west street in the southwest and southeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States, running just south of the United States Capitol. Originally named South B Street, Independence Avenue SW was constructed between 1791 and 1823. Independence Avenue SE was constructed in pieces as residential development occurred east of the United States Capitol and east of the Anacostia River. Independence Avenue received its current name after Congress renamed the street in 1934.
Independence Avenue SW originally had its western terminus at 14th Street SW, but was extended west to Ohio Drive SW between 1941 and 1942. The government of the District of Columbia renamed the portion of the road in the southeast quadrant of the city, west of the Anacostia River, in 1950. Independence Avenue SE encircles the southern end of the former RFK Stadium before ending at East Capitol Street near the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge.
Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue (shortened as MLK Ave) is a major street in the District of Columbia, United States, traversing through both the Southwest and Southeast quadrants of the district.
Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of M Street (Washington, D.C.)
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The name "M Street" refers to two major roads in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. Because of the Cartesian coordinate system used to name streets in Washington, the name "M Street" can be used to refer to any east–west street located twelve blocks north or south of the dome of the United States Capitol (not thirteen blocks, as there is no J Street). Thus, in all four quadrants of the city there are streets called "M Street", which are disambiguated by quadrant designations, namely, M Street NW, NE, SW, and SE.
Southwest, Washington, D.C. in the context of Bellevue (Washington, D.C.)
Bellevue is a residential neighborhood in far Southeast and Southwest in Washington, D.C., United States. It is bounded by South Capitol Street, one block of Atlantic Street SE, and 1st Streets SE and SW to the north and east; Joliet Street SW and Oxon Run Parkway to the south; Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Shepherd Parkway, 2nd Street SW, and Xenia Street SW to the west. Bellevue was created from some of the earliest land patents in Maryland, and draws its name from a 1795 mansion built in the area. Subdivisions began in the 1870s, but extensive residential building did not occur until the early 1940s. Bellevue is adjacent to a number of federal and city agency buildings.