I looked on Google Street View to see what the difference a decade and a half, plus a lot of development and reinvestment makes.
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![1221 4th St NW, Washington, DC circa 2007.](https://blog.inshaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/photo_121006_003jpg_2636497967_o.jpg)
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![1200 block of 4th St NW.](https://blog.inshaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/photo_121006_001jpg_2637320762_o.jpg)
I looked on Google Street View to see what the difference a decade and a half, plus a lot of development and reinvestment makes.