The Ellipse, sometimes referred to as President's Park South, is a 52-acre (21 ha) park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., US. The Ellipse is also the name of the five-furlong (1.0 km) circumference street within the park. The entire park, which features monuments, is open to the public and is part of President's Park. The Ellipse is the location for many annual events.
A 2007 aerial view of the Ellipse with the White House visible among trees in the upper center left
The Ellipse in the early 1900s
The 1929 White House egg roll
Constitution Avenue is a major east–west street in the northwest and northeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States. It was originally known as B Street, and its western section was greatly lengthened and widened between 1925 and 1933. It received its current name on February 26, 1931, though it was almost named Jefferson Avenue in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
Signage on the 1900 block of Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Junction of Constitution and Virginia Avenues NW, the western terminus of B Street between 1873 and roughly 1897
The width of Constitution Avenue varied along its length between 1926 and 1933, as shown by the shift in sidewalks at its junction with Henry Bacon Drive, NW.
The original western terminus of Constitution Avenue NW on the shores of the Potomac River was severed in the mid-1950s.
