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38°52′53″N 77°01′40″W. / 38.88139°N 77.02778°W / 38.88139; -77.02778. The Maine Avenue Fish Market, also known as the Municipal Fish Market, the Fish Wharf, or simply, the Wharf, is an open-air seafood market in Southwest Washington, D.C., a local landmark and one of the few that remain on the east coast of the United States.
Cost. $3.6 Billion. Size. 24 acres (9.7 ha) The District Wharf, commonly known simply as The Wharf, is a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It contains the city's historic Maine Avenue Fish Market, hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, parks, piers, docks and marinas, and live ...
Points of interest along Maine Avenue include Arena Stage and the Southwest Waterfront, home of the Maine Avenue Fish Market. History. In 1861, Maine Avenue was a small street north and parallel to Maryland Avenue near Capitol Hill. Interstate 695 was planned to be extended west of Interstate 395 along Maine Avenue. That project, like many ...
Southwest (SW or S.W.) is the southwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of the National Mall and west of South Capitol Street. It is the smallest quadrant of the city, and contains a small number of named neighborhoods and districts, including Bellevue, Southwest Federal Center, the ...
After additional planning and approvals, Federal and District officials broke ground for the $8 million Washington Channel Bridge on August 20, 1959, though work on the piers had started earlier that summer. [5] [6] During construction they moved the historic Maine Avenue fish market to make room for the bridge. [7]
Relatives. Julia Cafritz (granddaughter) Peggy Cooper Cafritz (daughter-in-law) Hammond Chaffetz (second cousin) Morris Cafritz (c. 1888 - June 13, 1964) was a Washington, D.C. real estate developer, and philanthropist. As CEO of the Cafritz Company, he was Washington, D.C.'s largest private developer from the late 1920's to the early 1960's.
The Washington Channel's east bank is lined with restaurants, inns, and marinas including Washington Marina, Gangplank Marina (the only liveaboard marina in the District of Columbia), and Capital Yacht Club. The Maine Avenue Fish Market is situated at the north end of the channel, south of the 14th Street Bridge complex.
Maine Avenue Fish Market; S. Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store (Washington, D.C.) This page was last edited on 16 February 2017, at 04:19 (UTC). ...