Pennsylvania Avenue: America's Main Street

Published: May 1, 2019, 9 a.m.

Pennsylvania Avenue is an iconic street in Washington, DC. In a few short blocks visitors can see the Capitol, White House, National Archives, U.S. Navy Memorial, and Old Post Office. However, this area wasn't always such a grand avenue. For much of the country's history it was actually a crime-ridden slum. To discuss the evolution of the street,\xa0Rob is joined by Carolyn Muraskin from DC Design Tours.\xa0\nCheck out\xa0DC Design Tours\xa0for information about their architecturally themed walking tours. Full show notes for this episode are available\xa0on the Trip Hacks DC website.