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U Street
U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green Line. It is also served by the Yellow Line during off-peak times.
The station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood; nearby attractions include the Lincoln Theatre, the historic restaurant Ben's Chili Bowl, and several nightclubs, including The Black Cat and the 9:30 Club. The station is approximately five blocks east of the neighborhood of Adams Morgan.
The station is single-platform with entrances at opposite ends, both on U Street at 10th and 13th Streets. "Cardozo" was added to the name just before opening, and refers to the nearby Cardozo High School. "African-Amer Civil War Memorial" was added in 1999 when the African American Civil War Memorial was completed at U Street and Vermont Ave NW. Service at the station began on May 11, 1991. With this designation, this station has the longest name in the Metro system, at 44 characters; the shortest station name is Takoma.
Trains originally serviced this station as Yellow Line trains until Green Line service was formally introduced later that year. Yellow Line service resumed in late 2006 as part of an 18-month experiment to extend that line to Fort Totten station during non-rush hours and weekends.
On June 10, 2001, Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon C. Morales was killed in the line of duty at this station, while intervening in a fare dispute. A plaque exists outside the 13th Street entrance in his honor.
Description: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo (Washington Metro) article from the English Wikipedia (GFDL)
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Location: U Street Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Outbound view of station as seen from inbound-end escalators. |
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Location: U Street Category: CAF Cars Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: While the CAF cars' displays were being changed from displaying text in mixed-case to uppercase, the head signs on Green Line trains that had not yet been converted showed one color bar in Yellow. It is unknown why this happened, but it disappeared following the completion of the conversion. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2004-11-11 Comments: Station entrance pylon at the African American Civil War Memorial. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2004-11-11 Comments: Station name plaque, inbound side. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Plaque in honor of Marlon Morales, a Transit Police officer who was killed in the line of duty. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Lettering over the 13th Street entrance. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Community Rhythms, a painted mural by Alfred J. Smith, in the walkway leading to the 13th Street entrance. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: View of station from outbound-end mezzanine. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Inbound wall strip map. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-12-28 Comments: Construction is underway on the canopy over the 13th Street entrance. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-12-28 Comments: 13th Street escalator entrance during construction. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2005-12-28 Comments: Wall strip map, outbound side. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2006-01-18 Comments: Community Rhythms is covered by plastic, presumably to protect it during power-washing. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2006-10-26 Comments: Escalator canopy over 13th Street entrance. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2006-12-18 Comments: Trackside signage after having been modified for Yellow Line extension to Fort Totten. |
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Location: U Street Date: 2006-12-18 Comments: New trackside strip map showing Yellow Line service to Fort Totten. |
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