So I decided to fool around with AI before it takes my job and brings those Boston Dynamic killer dog robots to kill me.
I was playing with NotebookLM and decided to throw some Eloyce Gist stuff at it. The fake podcast it produced…. is interesting.
After asking several Eloyce Gist questions, I asked it about Truxton Circle. This is what I got:
While the sources provide information about a filmmaker who lived and worked in Truxton Circle, they do not offer a clear definition of “Truxton Circle.” The sources do include some clues about the nature of Truxton Circle, which may help to clarify:● A historically Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C.: Several sources refer to Truxton Circle as a neighborhood in Washington, D.C. that was historically Black. For example, one source describes Truxton Circle as a “historically Black Truxton Circle neighborhood in Washington, DC.”Another mentions a series on “Black home owners of Truxton Circle.”
● Home to a beauty school in the 1920s: The sources provide details about the life and work of Eloyce Gist, a Black filmmaker who owned and operated a beauty school in Truxton Circle in the 1920s. Gist purchased the property for her business, the Patrick School of Beauty Culture and Personal Improvements, in 1922.The sources note that, at the time, Truxton Circle was “just becoming a majority Black neighborhood.”
● Located within the pre-Home Rule boundaries of Shaw: Several sources provide a map of the “Boundaries pre-Home Rule” for Shaw, a neighborhood in Washington, D.C..These maps list the neighborhood’s boundaries as:○ Western: 15th Street NW○ Eastern: North Capitol Street NW○ Northern: Florida Ave NW○ Southern: New York Ave NW, between North Cap and New Jersey, M Street NW between 3rd and 13th Streets NW, and N Street between 13th and 15th Streets NW.Based on these clues, it seems likely that Truxton Circle is:● A neighborhood, or a smaller section within a neighborhood, located in Washington, D.C..● Situated within the historical boundaries of the Shaw neighborhood.● A historically Black community, at least as of the early 20th century.However, without further information from the sources, it is impossible to say for certain what Truxton Circle is or to offer more specific details about its location, history, or character.