Southwest "Mid-Century Modern & More" Walking Tour

Southwest Washington has a long and interesting history. One of the first neighborhoods to be developed, it became a thriving community for Black Washingtonians and then was destroyed by "Urban Renewal." From there it fell on tough times again until the Warf redeveloped it yet again.

Southwest is known for some of the finest examples of mid-century modern architecture in Washington.

- See the work of Cloethial Woodard Smith, the most important woman architect in DC history
- See famed local architect Charles Goodman's modernist aluminum masterpieces
- The place where famed doctor Walter Reed discovered the proved the causes of yellow fever
- A monument to men who died on the Titanic
- The buildings that earned global superstar architect I.M. Pei his first awards
- The most important regional theater in the United States
- Learn how the wealthiest man in America was bankrupted by his DC investments
- And so much more

The tour is led by Joseph Himali, a raconteur, who is well known through his Instagram and TikTok accounts (@bestaddress).