Then (left): Row houses on Sherman Avenue between Columbia Road and Irving Streets, NW. Photographed May 15, 1949. Photo from the Historical Society of Washington, Wymer collection, WY 1023.

Now (right): The same row, a little worse for wear, but still there. The corridor is more heavily traveled today and shows signs of neglect. It also appears that all of the mature trees are absent. The Sherman Ave. corridor is slated to receive stimulus money this year for streetscaping. It will be interesting to see how this corridor appears a year from now.

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.