Another lesson in the history of transit in DC

comes from the Mt. Pleasant History Trail signage. These signs are produced in conjunction with a program by Cultural Tourism DC. It's arguable how much these signs promote tourism, but they definitely promote community building and recognize and communicate about history, especially "local" history.

Something interesting to ponder from the standpoint of urban history is why city neighborhoods like Mount Pleasant and H Street NE developed in the distinctly urban pattern of attached housing. These communities were developed around Horse Car Trolleys beginning in the 1870s, while communities like Brookland, which began being developed in earnest in the 1890s, had a more pastoral orientation, for the most part with large detached houses on large lots--although areas closer to Rhode Island Avenue and another trolley line were developed with smaller lots and a mix of attached and detached houses. One source to check out is the National Register Bulletin: Historic Residential Suburbs.)