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34-666: In 1972, three members of the Church of the Saviour—Terry Flood, Barbara Moore and Carolyn Banker—wanted to create low-income housing in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of D.C. With no development, financial or construction experience, they put down a non-refundable deposit to purchase the Ritz and Mozart apartment buildings. Their commitment won over James Rouse, CEO of The Rouse Company and he helped them secure $ 625,000 to complete

68-536: A more pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare. In September 2014, the American Planning Association named Adams Morgan one of the nation's "great neighborhoods," citing its intact Victorian rowhouses, murals, international diversity, and pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly streetscape. In 2021, many local businesses attempted to disband the local business improvement district . However, they were unsuccessful. The name Adams Morgan, once hyphenated,

102-584: Is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. , located in Northwest D.C. Adams Morgan is noted as a historic hub for counterculture and as an arts district . It is also known for its popular entertainment district and culinary scene, centered on both 18th Street and Columbia Road . In the 21st century, Adams Morgan has been a focus of urban redevelopment and become one of Washington's most gentrifying neighborhoods. Notable local businesses include

136-485: Is derived from the names of two formerly segregated area elementary schools—the older, all-black Thomas P. Morgan Elementary School (now defunct) and the all-white John Quincy Adams Elementary School, which merged in 1955 following racial desegregation . Adams Morgan is bounded: Reed-Cooke is often considered to be a sub-neighborhood of Adams Morgan, consisting of the easternmost area between Columbia Road and Florida avenue, but it can also be considered to be part of

170-558: Is not directly served by the Washington Metro system. The station nearest to Adams Morgan, Woodley Park station , is in the Woodley Park neighborhood, but was renamed "Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan" in 1999 to reflect the station's proximity to Adams Morgan. The station was renamed "Woodley Park" with "Zoo/Adams Morgan" as a subtitle in 2011. The southernmost parts of the neighborhood near Rock Creek Park are closer to

204-423: Is the nation's only national green building program designed explicitly for green affordable housing construction. The 2020 Green Communities Criteria is the latest version of the guidelines, first introduced in 2005. Updates include a Path to Zero Energy, new water-quality standards, and a new approach to affordable housing in rural areas, tribal communities and small towns. Adams Morgan Adams Morgan

238-408: Is the public school system. Part of the neighborhood is assigned to Oyster-Adams K-8, part is assigned to Marie Reed Elementary and Columbia Heights Education Campus, and part is assigned to H.D. Cooke Elementary and Columbia Heights Education Campus. The entire neighborhood is assigned to Jackson-Reed High School . Oyster-Adams Bilingual School , the neighborhood K-8 school , was formed in 2007 by

272-785: The Caribbean . Since 1980, the population of the neighborhood increased marginally from 15,352 to 15,630, while average real annual household income more than doubled from $ 72,753 to $ 172,249 and the white non-Hispanic population increased from 51% to 68%. It is also one of the centers of LGBT culture in Washington, D.C. Adams Morgan is one of the most popular entertainment districts in Washington, known for its restaurants and bars. Approximately 100 establishments possess liquor licenses. A moratorium on new liquor licenses has been in effect since 2000. The Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District (AMPBID) has been active in

306-580: The Dupont Circle station , while the northeastern parts of the neighborhood are closer to the Columbia Heights Station . The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates a DC Circulator bus route connecting the center of Adams Morgan with both Metro stations. The area is also served by several WMATA Metrobus lines, including the 42, 43, 90, 92, 96, H1, L2, S2, and S9. The District of Columbia Public Schools

340-487: The Meridian Hill neighborhood. Along with neighboring Mount Pleasant and Columbia Heights , Adams Morgan long has been a gateway community for immigrants. Since the 1960s, the predominant international presence in both communities has been Latino, with the majority of immigrants coming from El Salvador , Guatemala and other Central American countries. It also has attracted immigrants from Africa , Asia and

374-497: The toy business based on his customers' habits and preferences. Lazarus noticed that parents frequently visited his store to purchase the latest toys and stuffed animals, as their children lost interest in their older toys in favor of new ones. During the 1950s, he began exploring the idea of opening a new store dedicated to toys, which were more profitable, rather than children's furniture. In an interview with DSN Retailing Today , Lazarus recalled that his venture into toy retailing

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408-478: The 1980s, Hazel Williams operated Hazel's, which featured live blues and jazz, and its soul food offerings made it a favorite of Dizzy Gillespie and Muhammad Ali when they were in Washington, D.C. The January 20, 2005 counter-inaugural protest included a march through Adams Morgan. From 2010 to 2012, the city reconstructed 18th Street NW, one of the neighborhood's main commercial corridors, with wider sidewalks, more crosswalks and bicycle arrows, resulting in

442-734: The Central African Republic and the Embassy of Gabon . Local historic landmarks include the Fuller House and Euclid Apartments . Examples of public artwork in Adams Morgan include Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders , The Servant Christ , and The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural . Adams Morgan Day is a multicultural street celebration with live music and food and crafts booths. Adams Morgan

476-639: The Netflix series Taken , the neighborhood is mentioned in Season 1, Episode 8, as the location where a car bomb explodes. In the 1993 feature film In the Line of Fire , Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) lives in Adams Morgan, likely at the corner of 18th St NW and Belmont Rd NW. The film features several locations in Washington, and Adams Morgan in particular. Charles Lazarus Charles Philip Lazarus (October 4, 1923 – March 22, 2018)

510-670: The area slowly grew. Once the city's overall-layout plans were finalized in the 1890s, these various subdivisions, using modern construction techniques, developed more rapidly, and the area of Adams Morgan then grew into several attractive and largely upper- and middle-class neighborhoods. In the early 20th century, the area was home to a range of people, from the very wealthy living along 16th Street, to white-collar professionals in Lanier Heights, to blue-collar residents east of 18th Street NW. After World War II and Brown v. Board of Education , racial desegregation began. When D.C.

544-454: The community since 2005; its stated mission is to promote a clean, friendly and safe Adams Morgan. It sponsors local events such as summer concerts and holiday decorations, and provides information to residents. The Adams Morgan farmers' market operates, weather permitting, every Saturday from June to December. The area is home to a number of diplomatic missions, including the Embassy of

578-537: The famed live music club Madam's Organ Blues Bar and the Michelin-starred restaurant Tail Up Goat , among others. Adams Morgan has also become one of the hubs of LGBT culture in Washington, D.C. When the District of Columbia was created in 1791, Robert Peter and Anthony Holmead, two prominent colonial-era landowners, held the land comprising Adams Morgan. At that time, these local tracts were north of

612-564: The largest toy retailer in the US for the first time. In August 2013, Lazarus sold his duplex residence at 960 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to billionaire Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor for $ 21 million. Lazarus was married three times. He had two daughters with his first wife, Udyss Lazarus; they divorced in 1979. His second wife Helen Singer Kaplan was a sex therapist. Charles and Helen were married until her death on August 17, 1995. His third wife

646-469: The merger of John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Adams Morgan and James F. Oyster Bilingual Elementary School in Woodley Park . The Adams campus serves grades 4-8 and the Oyster campus serves grades Pre-Kindergarten through 3. The Marie Reed Elementary School, with its Learning Center, built in 1977, was extensively remodeled and reopened in 2017. H.D. Cooke Elementary School is at 2525 17th Street; it

680-488: The original planned City of Washington, and were either undeveloped or only lightly farmed. As the population of D.C. expanded, this land was divided into several estates purchased by wealthy residents, including Meridian Hill , Cliffbourne, Holt House , Oak Lawn , Henderson Castle, a part of Kalorama , and the horse farm of William Thornton . After the American Civil War , these estates were subdivided and

714-579: The resulting area after both schools. In 1955, Herbert Haft founded Dart Drug in Adams Morgan. In the late 1960s, a group of residents worked with city officials to plan and construct the Marie H. Reed Recreation Center, an elementary school and recreational complex, named after the minister and civic leader. In 1967, the Ambassador Theater opened; it closed in 1969. After the 1968 Washington, D.C., riots , white flight continued. In

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748-516: The store Toys "R" Us . Lazarus tweaked the name and logo by turning the "R" around to face the left to appear as if a small child had written it. Over the next several decades, Toys "R" Us, headed by Lazarus, expanded to suburban shopping areas across the US. Under Lazarus, the company created the Geoffrey the Giraffe store mascot and introduced the "I'm a Toys "R" Us kid." jingle. The company

782-588: The transaction and $ 125,000 toward the cost of rehabilitation. In 1981, the experience inspired Jim Rouse to found Robin Hood Inc. based in one of Rouse’s American City buildings in Columbia, Maryland . The company was renamed to Jubilee Housing to help with fundraising efforts. Jubilee Housing provided the launchpad for Jim and Patty Rouse to start the Enterprise Foundation in 1982. In 2005, it

816-418: The west. Adams Morgan is where jumbo slice pizza was popularized. Jumbo slice is an oversized New York-style pizza. It is particularly popular as a late-night meal. The neighborhood is also where the D.C. hardcore punk rock scene became popular, eventually spreading to other parts of the country and the world. The Madam's Organ Bar was described as a popular hangout by Playboy and Stuff , and

850-537: Was already in the furniture store business, Lazarus soon took over the family's entire storefront. In 1948, Lazarus opened his first store, Children's Bargain Town, a children's furniture store located at 2461 18th St. NW in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He primarily focused on strollers and baby cribs during his store's first few years in business. Though Lazarus originally focused on children's furniture and strollers, he soon became interested in

884-479: Was an American entrepreneur , executive, and pioneer within the retail toy industry . Lazarus founded the Toys "R" Us retail chain, which evolved from a children's furniture store he originally opened in Washington, D.C. in 1948. He opened his first store dedicated exclusively to toys, which he named Toys "R" Us, in 1957. Lazarus was born on October 4, 1923, to a Jewish family in Washington, D.C. , where he

918-479: Was considered "ritzy." Pursuant to the 1954 Bolling v. Sharpe Supreme Court ruling, district schools were desegregated in 1955. The Adams-Morgan Community Council, comprising both Adams and Morgan schools and the neighborhoods they served, formed in 1958 to implement progressively this desegregation. The boundaries of the neighborhood were drawn through four existing neighborhoods— Washington Heights , Lanier Heights , Kalorama Triangle , and Meridian Hill —naming

952-621: Was considered a retail titan by the 1980s as it began to expand overseas with locations in Canada , Spain , and Singapore . In 1992, President of the United States George H. W. Bush appeared with Lazarus at the opening of the first Toys "R" Us in Japan . Lazarus stepped down as chief executive officer (CEO) of Toys "R" Us in 1994. He remained chairman of the company until 1998. That same year, Walmart surpassed Toys "R" Us as

986-664: Was featured on the Wild On! travel series on E! . The neighborhood's competing "jumbo slice" pizza establishments were covered in an episode of the Travel Channel 's Food Wars . In the Showtime Network series Homeland Season 3, Episode 4 ("Game On") , the main character Carrie Mathison states that she lives in Adams Morgan. Scenes from the 2010 movie How Do You Know featuring Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon were filmed in Adams Morgan. In

1020-402: Was formally desegregated, some whites abruptly left the area, other whites stayed and worked to integrate the neighborhood, and some African Americans and Hispanics moved into the area. With cheaper housing, the area also became home to some artists and social activists. In 1948, Charles Lazarus founded Toys "R" Us in Adams Morgan. In the early 1950s, before desegregation, the neighborhood

1054-403: Was not planned when he opened his first store in 1948, telling the publication, "The toy business was kind of an accident...I started out selling a few baby toys and realized that customers didn't buy another crib or another high chair or playpen as their family grew, but they did buy toys for each child." In 1957, Lazarus opened his first toys-only store in nearby Rockville, Maryland . He named

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1088-548: Was raised as a child. His parents, Frank Lazarus and Fannie Firkser, owned and operated a bike shop . Lazarus served as a cryptographer in the U.S. Army during World War II . Following WWII, Lazarus returned to Washington, D.C., to enter the children's furniture business during the late 1940s. He was inspired by his generation of service members who, like himself, returned from WWII, married, and began having children. Lazarus began selling cradles and cribs inside his father's existing bicycle store. With help from an uncle who

1122-550: Was renamed Enterprise Community Partners. In 1984, Jim Rouse was soliciting business representing both Rouse Company as chief executive officer and Enterprise Development as president. The Rouse Company board of directors asked Jim Rouse to leave as CEO of the Rouse Company and his position in Enterprise Development which ended his involvement with the company he founded. Enterprise Green Communities

1156-506: Was renovated in 2009 as an environmentally friendly green building . Adams Morgan is a part of Ward 1, and is in the service area of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C, the Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission. The ANC covers the area between Harvard Street and Rock Creek to the north, Florida Avenue and U Street to the south, 16th Street NW to the east, and Connecticut Avenue to

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