
Penn Quarter: The best in Downtown Washington DC living.
Penn Quarter is a new name for an old neighborhood. This historic neighborhood, sometimes called 'Old Downtown', has seen great changes and massive revitalization over the course of the past 15 years. It's boundaries are less definitively defined than some areas in the city, the Penn Quarter sits, generally, North of Pennsylvania Avenue and South of Mount Vernon Square. It is easily accessable through public transportation on Metro's Yellow and Green lines at the Archives/Navy Memorial stop and on the Red line at the Gallery Place/Chinatown stop. With museums, movies, shopping, events, sports, and more; Penn Quarter has blossomed into a vibrant community.
It didn't used to be called "Old
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