Cleveland Park

The Cleveland Park section of Connecticut Avenue is from Tilden Street in the north to the Klingle Bridge in the south. This might fly in the face of what others say are the boundaries of Cleveland Park, but, hey, "others" didn't write this Web page, we did. The area got its name in 1886, when President Grover Cleveland purchased a farmhouse in the neighborhood and turned it into his summer White House.

Cleveland Park's main business district lies along Connecticut Avenue where the Red Line's Cleveland Park Metro station can be found. The neighborhood is known for its historic district which is mostly on the west side of the avenue. Also within the Cleveland Park boundaries are the Washington National Cathedral on Wisconsin Avenue and the historic Art Deco Uptown Theater on Connecticut Avenue.

On the east side of Connecticut Avenue adjacent to the Metro station is Sam's Park and Shop, built in 1930 and one of the nation's earliest strip malls.

Recent additions to the avenue in Cleveland Park include Imaj, a hairdressers on the corner of Macomb Street and Connecticut Avenue, and Fresh Med a Mediterranean deli/sandwich shop opposite the library.

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Fourteen restaurants are on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park at the moment including Indique, Yanni's, Dino, Ardeo, Lavandou, Ardeo, Paragon Thai, Alero, Sorriso, Siam House, and Palena.

Plenty of places for a drink as well, including the Uptown Tavern, the Cleveland Park Bar & Grill, Ireland's Four Fields (formerly Ireland's Four Provinces), Atomic Billiards and Nanny O'Briens.

The Cleveland Park Library and Cleveland Park Post Office are also here along with the Cleveland Park Fire Station. The string of businesses ends at Porter Street going north, replaced by an impressive line-up of apartments, condominiums, and co-ops between Porter Street and Tilden Street.