The give away........this section of DC....someone's name in Wesley Snipes...........Art of War......Da Vinci Code galore.........bamboo groves..........Zoo.........Pandas........

Shaw is a kinda crossroads..............Phillips mentioned in Art of War................Ocean City, MD.....

Shaw

Neighborhood in Washington, D.C.

Description

Shaw is one of the city’s hippest enclaves, with craft cocktail bars, beer gardens, indie clothing boutiques and trendy global restaurants. This historically African-American neighborhood is home to the 1910 Howard Theatre, where jazz greats like Ella Fitzgerald and D.C. local Duke Ellington once performed. Today the venue hosts all sorts of music concerts and other events.

Area: 467 acres

District: Washington, D.C.

Population: 17,639 (2010)