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Your knowledge seems to extend beyond the article. Any idea why Kalorama is shaped the way it is? Looking it up on google maps, it looks like two triangles conn
by cheschire 5y ago
Your knowledge seems to extend beyond the article. Any idea why Kalorama is shaped the way it is? Looking it up on google maps, it looks like two triangles connected by a street, which seems odd for a neighborhood.
- imgabe 5y agoWell, I don't have any particular knowledge, other than living in and around DC for a long time. If you look at the neighborhoods to the west of Kalorama on Google Maps [1], bounded by Rock Creek, they are Kalorama Heights and Kalorama Triangle Historic district, which I think most locals would just consider Kalorama. Although I think a lot of people would consider most of the lower triangle to be part of Dupont Circle rather than Kalorama. There's also this map [2] which, admittedly, is not trying to be an official map of anything, but it is an artwork featured in one of the DC government buildings. It shows Kalorama more as a single triangle. [1] https://imgur.com/a/WNii05X https://imgur.com/a/WNii05X [2] https://imgur.com/a/QprVzJm https://imgur.com/a/QprVzJm
- MisterTea 5y ago> Any idea why Kalorama is shaped the way it is? Looking it up on google maps, it looks like two triangles connected by a street, which seems odd for a neighborhood. I can point out dozens of such intersections in my NYC neighborhood where streets cross at angles not 90 degrees.