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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't claim to be very familiar with area (except that a few years back I would charitably describe the walk back from RFK as dicey), but I would think it similar to H Street.  [/quote]

I live 2 blocks from Eliot-Hine and that area has absolutely nothing in common with H-Street. It's largely a residential area, and a safe one at that, with home values unfortunately way out of reach compared to the still much more affordable H St corridor. Eliot-Hine is an imposing building but the entrance is on Constitution Ave, which is literally a neighborhood street there.

So try this walking or biking tour to get a feel: Go to Lincoln Park, hang out a bit with Lincoln and Bethune, then continue four blocks along East Capitol, following the joggers, strollers, bikers and dog walkers. Enjoying the wide side-walks and the soon to bud lush leafy trees overhead, taking in the stately houses left and right followed by the historic Car Barn apartments. When you get to 17th, size up Eastern HS and walk left on 17th until you get to the end of the Eastern campus with its bleachers at Constitution Ave. Turn right, walk past 17th Place NE and Eliot-Hine's front entrance will come into view.
If you have more time, consider doing any of the following:
- If you're there on a Saturday trace back your steps and consider paying the DC Youth Orchestra Program at Eastern visit, grab a slice of pizza in the cafeteria just behind the marble stairway, and stroll around its lovely atriums and classrooms one and two floors up.
- Or go back and continue up (north) on 17th St to D, then E, then F St, where 17th makes a bend and check out the construction work at the Rosedale Recreation Center, hopefully the outdoor pool will open soon!
- Or, from EH, continue along Constitution Ave all the way to 21st St NE, cross C St NE and take a left on the bike path to reach the Anacostia River Walk Trail. Two choices from there: 1) Walk north just a few hundred yards and enter Kingman Island Park, where you can enjoy some wild life observation while lingering on the board walks. 2) Walk south as far as you like. A bit far on foot but great by bike: circle back to 8th St/Barracks Row or all the way to the Navy Yard and its waterfront park and Nats Stadium.

Enjoy![/quote]

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