
Michigan Park is a neighborhood in Ward 5 of
Northeast
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in the Upper Northeast area element. The boundaries of Michigan Park and
North Michigan Park neighborhoods are contested due to the history of racial disparity between the two, but in general Michigan Park is considered to be contained between South Dakota Avenue to the west, Eastern Avenue to the east, Galloway Street NE to the north and Taylor Street NE to the South. Both neighborhoods are in DC Neighborhood Cluster 20
along with the
University Heights neighborhood. Michigan Park is home to two established Civic Associations: the North Michigan Park Civic Association which has its established boundaries that include both Michigan Park which includes North Michigan Park are bounded by Taylor Street NE, Michigan Avenue NE, Fort Totten Metro Train Tracks, Gallatin Street NE, Eastern Avenue NE.
Michigan Park is easily accessible by
Fort Totten and
Brookland-CUA Metro Stations on the
Washington Metropolitan Area Red Line.
Michigan Park also has Barnard Hill, a
Fort Circle Park named for
Major General John G. Barnard, that has excellent views of Upper Northeast.
References
Neighborhoods in Northeast (Washington, D.C.)
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