Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in the city’s Northwest quadrant. Bounded by 16th Street NW, W Street NW, Florida Avenue NW, Barry Place NW, Sherman Avenue NW, Spring R
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Cardozo Education Campus, formerly Cardozo Senior High School and Central High School, is a combined middle and high school at 13th and Clifton Street in northwest Washington, D.C., United States, in
Columbia Heights (Washington, D.C.)
…The extension of the DC streetcar system in 1914 made the neighborhood a popular place to live among federal workers. In the 1940s, the designation of Cardozo High School as a "colored" school resulted in a demographic shift and the neighborhood became predominantly African-American. The 1968 Washington, D.C., riots…
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Then-U.S. President George W. Bush helping to paint a mural of local landmark Ben's Chili Bowl with City Year Americorps members at Cardozo.
The view from Cardozo's parking deck: Florida Ave and Howard University to the southeast and U Street to the south.