The spring 2008 edition of WalkingTown DC
includes a tour of "Capitol Riverfront: the New Neighborhood Around the Ballpark," on
Saturday, April 26, from 10:30 am to noon. The description: "Alongside the
Nationals ballpark, between the Anacostia River and the U.S. Capitol Building, a new cityscape is emerging - the Capitol Riverfront. Visit industrial buildings where the Navy once produced weapons ammunition and landmarks such as the blue castle trolley barn and beaux-arts WASA building. Learn how new development projects are transforming the Capitol Riverfront into a business center, urban neighborhood, and entertainment district." It's being led by the executive director of the
Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District as well as a representative of Forest City Washington (developers of
The Yards). Meet outside the New Jersey Avenue exit of the Navy Yard Metro station. (As for this whole "Capitol Riverfront" versus "Near Southeast" thing--technically, Near Southeast is a subset of it, since the Capitol Riverfront BID also includes Buzzards Point. And I'm just remaining kinda old school about it all, too.)