# Rhode Island Avenue

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**Rhode Island Avenue** is a diagonal avenue in the [Northwest](/source/Northwest_(Washington,_D.C.)) and [Northeast](/source/Northeast_(Washington,_D.C.)) [quadrants](/source/Quadrants_of_Washington,_D.C.) of [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington,_D.C.), and the capital's inner suburbs in [Prince George's County, Maryland](/source/Prince_George's_County,_Maryland).[1] Paralleling [New York Avenue](/source/New_York_Avenue_(Washington,_D.C.)), Rhode Island Avenue was one of the original streets in [Pierre L'Enfant](/source/Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant)'s plan for the capital.[1] It became a major commuter route, carrying [U.S. Route 1](/source/U.S._Route_1#Mid-Atlantic) traffic into the city from Prince George's County.

The western terminus of Rhode Island Avenue is in [downtown Washington](/source/Downtown_(Washington,_D.C.)), at an intersection with [Connecticut Avenue](/source/Connecticut_Avenue) NW and [M Street NW](/source/M_Street_(Washington,_D.C.)).[1] The [Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle](/source/Cathedral_of_St._Matthew_the_Apostle_(Washington,_D.C.)) is on Rhode Island Avenue NW, just east of that intersection.[1] Just east of the cathedral, at [Scott Circle](/source/Scott_Circle), Rhode Island Avenue NW intersects [Massachusetts Avenue NW](/source/Massachusetts_Avenue_(Washington,_D.C.)) and [16th Street NW](/source/16th_Street_NW). N Street NW stops short of meeting the circle from either direction, but is instead connected to Rhode Island and Massachusetts avenues NW through two short streets, Corregidor Street NW and Bataan Street NW. From Scott Circle, Rhode Island Avenue NW continues eastward to the [Logan Circle](/source/Logan_Circle,_Washington,_D.C.) neighborhood. At the [traffic circle](/source/Roundabout) of the same name, Rhode Island Avenue NW intersects Vermont Avenue, 13th Street, and [P Street](/source/P_Street) NW.

East of Logan Circle, Rhode Island Avenue passes through primarily residential neighborhoods such as [Bloomingdale](/source/Bloomingdale_(Washington,_D.C.)), [Shaw](/source/Shaw_(Washington,_D.C.)) and [Brentwood](/source/Brentwood_(Washington,_D.C.)). Rhode Island Avenue is [U.S. Route 29](/source/U.S._Route_29_in_the_District_of_Columbia) between [7th](/source/7th_Street_(Washington,_D.C.)) and 11th streets NW, and [U.S. Route 1](/source/U.S._Route_1_in_the_District_of_Columbia) east of 6th Street NW. In Northeast Washington, Rhode Island Avenue NE is served by the [Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood station](/source/Rhode_Island_Avenue%E2%80%93Brentwood_station) on the [Red Line](/source/Red_Line_(Washington_Metro)) and the [Shaw–Howard University station](/source/Shaw%E2%80%93Howard_University_station) on the [Green Line](/source/Green_Line_(Washington_Metro)) of the [Washington Metro](/source/Washington_Metro).

In 1926, Rhode Island Avenue NE was extended from the [District](/source/Geography_of_Washington,_D.C.) line into [Maryland](/source/Maryland), through [Mount Rainier](/source/Mount_Rainier,_Maryland), [Brentwood](/source/Brentwood,_Maryland), and [North Brentwood](/source/North_Brentwood,_Maryland).[2]

In downtown [Hyattsville](/source/Hyattsville,_Maryland), Rhode Island Avenue merges into Baltimore Avenue ([U.S. Route 1 Alternate](/source/Special_routes_of_U.S._Route_1#Washington,_D.C._alternate_route)). U.S. Route 1 traffic continues north on Baltimore Avenue. Discontinuous segments of Rhode Island Avenue exist in [Riverdale Park](/source/Riverdale_Park,_Maryland), [College Park](/source/College_Park,_Maryland), and [Beltsville](/source/Beltsville,_Maryland), running along or alongside the abandoned [Washington, Berwyn and Laurel Electric Railroad](/source/Streetcars_in_Washington,_D.C.,_and_Maryland#City_and_Suburban_Railway).

## Retail and mixed-use near metro station

The area along Rhode Island Avenue between 10th and 14th streets N.E. has been a key shopping area (for groceries, hardware, etc.) in D.C. at least since the 1930s. A "Park & Shop", an early name for a strip mall or [neighborhood shopping center](/source/Neighborhood_shopping_center) with the then-innovative feature of parking in front of the stores, opened here in 1938. Rhode Island Place is a 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) [power center](/source/Power_center_(retail)) anchored by [Ross Dress For Less](/source/Ross_Dress_For_Less), [Home Depot](/source/Home_Depot), and [Giant](/source/Giant_Food_(Landover)) supermarket.[3] Adjacent Rhode Island Row has 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) of retail space.[4] Also adjacent is the Bryant Street NE development anchored by [Alamo Drafthouse Cinema](/source/Alamo_Drafthouse_Cinema) and Bryant Street Market [food hall](/source/Food_hall).[5]

## References

1. Historic American Buildings Survey, creator (1993). ["Rhode Island Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC"](https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/dc/dc0800/dc0817/data/dc0817data.pdf). *Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey*. Washington, D.C.: [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). pp. 1–⁠9. – via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

1. "Mt. Ranier Favors Plan of Extending Rhode Island Ave.: Mayor and Council Formally Approve Project and Map Action". *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. August 5, 1926. p. 2.

1. ["Rhode Island Place"](https://hrretail.com/properties/rhode-island-place/). *HR Retail*. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

1. ["Rhode Island Row"](https://hrretail.com/properties/rhode-island-row/). *HR Retail*. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

1. ["Alamo Drafthouse Cinema comes to Washington, D.C. — at long last"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/alamo-drafthouse-cinema-dc/2021/12/02/a5f09d3c-51eb-11ec-8769-2f4ecdf7a2ad_story.html). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

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