The Washington region is full of distinctive neighborhoods, each with a different tempo, focus and style. These video segments explore the fascinating people, places and history of neighborhoods in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
WETA Neighborhoods video segments are broadcast periodically on TV 26.
To watch WETA Neighborhoods anytime online, click on a video below. Or see all videos grouped by neighborhood.
Shaw
Since 1958, Ben's Chili Bowl has been delighting residents with halfsmokes, burgers and, of course, chili. Owners Ben and Virginia Ali show us how life at the Chili Bowl has changed, decade by decade, since the 1950s.
Glover Park
Discover how a medical loophole during Prohibition led a local pharmacist, Doc Eisenberg, to establish a family business that remains to this day a fixture in the Glover Park community.
Adams Morgan
Until the late 19th century, the hills above the City of Washington were nothing but farmland and country estates. WETA describes the transformation of Adams Morgan into an urban hot spot and explains how Adams Morgam got its name.
Shepherd Park
A stroll down Shepherd Park's streets reveals an unusually diverse architectural mixture of homes. WETA takes viewers on a tour of the Colonials, Tutors and Sears catalogue homes in the neighborhood, and shows how these different styles came together.
Shaw
Having lived to be 106 years old, Dr. Anna J. Cooper witnessed the death of slavery, and became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctorate degree. Brian Brown is restoring the Anna J. Cooper House to resemble its appearance around 1900.
WETA produces four or more video profiles for each neighborhood. To see all of a neighborhood's videos, click below to go to the Video & Audio page.
Washington, D.C.
Virginia
Maryland
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