page_title: Penn Quarter
hierarchical_section_title: Penn Quarter
caption_attribution_description: English: Gallery Place
context_page_description: Penn Quarter is a neighborhood in the East End of Downtown Washington, D.C. north of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Its boundaries are not well established, but they appear to extend along Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 5th to 10th Streets, though some would say to 15th Street, and approximately H Street NW on the north where Penn Quarter abuts or partially overlaps with Chinatown, thua including the F Street shopping district. Others would say that Chinatown is a subarea of Penn Quarter and Penn Quarter's more natural northern boundary streets are New York Avenue west of Mt. Vernon Square and Massachusetts Avenue, east of Mt. Vernon Square. Penn Quarter has been rejuvenated over the past several decades, first under the aegis of the |Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation]] and later, following the recession in the 1990s, by the addition of the Capital One Arena, a sports, concert and event arena that opened at 7th and F streets in 1997 as the MCI Center and was later called the Verizon Center before acquiring its current name.
context_section_description: Penn Quarter is a neighborhood in the East End of Downtown Washington, D.C. north of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  Its boundaries are not well established, but they appear to extend along Pennsylvania Avenue NW from 5th to 10th Streets, though some would say to 15th Street, and approximately H Street NW on the north where Penn Quarter abuts or partially overlaps with Chinatown, thua including the F Street shopping district.  Others would say that Chinatown is a subarea of Penn Quarter and Penn Quarter's more natural northern boundary streets are New York Avenue west of Mt. Vernon Square and Massachusetts Avenue, east of Mt. Vernon Square.  Penn Quarter has been rejuvenated over the past several decades, first under the aegis of the |Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation]] (PADC) and later, following the recession in the 1990s, by the addition of the Capital One Arena, a sports, concert and event arena that opened at 7th and F streets in 1997 as the MCI Center and was later called the Verizon Center before acquiring its current name.  Penn Quarter boasts a variety of entertainment and commercial establishments including museums, theaters, cinemas, restaurants, bars, contemporary art galleries, a department store and retail shops.  The area is also home to a popular farmers market and several food, wine, art, and culture focused festivals.
caption: Gallery Place in Penn Quarter
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