National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
The National Theatre in the United States is located in downtown Washington, D.C., just east of the White House, and functions as a venue for live stage productions with seating for 1,676. Despite its name, it is not a governmentally funded national theatre, but operated by a private, non-profit organization.
Exterior view of the National Theatre, circa the 1920s
The National Theatre is located across from Freedom Plaza (foreground)
A close-up of the theatre in 2007.
Downtown (Washington, D.C.)
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States. The "Traditional Downtown" has been defined as an area roughly between Union Station in the east and 16th Street NW in the west, and between the National Mall on the south and Massachusetts Avenue on the north, including Penn Quarter. However, nowadays, Downtown D.C. usually refers to a larger area, as the DC Office of Planning states:…most residents, workers, and visitors think of Downtown in a broader sense — including areas as far north as Dupont Circle, as far west as Foggy Bottom, and as far east as Capitol Hill. Only about half of the central city workforce is located within the city’s traditional Downtown.
Downtown (Washington, D.C.)
Aerial view of Foggy Bottom, which the Washington D.C. Planning Department includes in its broader definition of Downtown Washington, D.C.
Ford's Theatre on 10th St. NW, part of the traditional Downtown
Farragut Square Park, in the Golden Triangle