Just because it's in the New York Times, does that mean your destination is ready?

Frozen Tropics reports that Elle Decor mentions H Street as a destination:

From the travel section of the March issue of Elle Decor:

If you want to escape the hordes of tourists queuing up to see the next monument on their shortlist, then head down H Street past Union Station to the Atlas district in Northeast Washington. It's a realm of indie-rock venues and home of the Palace of Wonders, where vaudeville shows and two-headed oddities recall the heyday of P. T. Barnum. The gastropub Granville Moore's draws hipsters with Belgian artisanal beers such as the strong pale ale La Chouffe....

Frozen Tropics also calls our attention to an online travel feature on DC, including H Street, from New York Magazine, "An Oddball Day."

This raises the question of "destination readiness" of having a complete offering of things to do, places to eat, places to shop, places to use the restroom, etc.

I think that it's great that these publications are following the lead of the New York Times, "Signs of Recovery In a 'Riot Corridor'," and "DAY OUT WASHINGTON; H (as in Humming) Street" but there is a clear issue of visitor orientation, getting people around the place, and their being comfortable while visiting. I mean, it's a stretch getting people from Cleveland Park to be comfortable on H Street...

See the materials from Nova Scotia, such as the Tourism Destination Assessment Workbook and "Tourism Destination Area Process: Next Stage" for more insight into this question.

H Street New York Times graphic by Juliette Borda.