Columbia Road is a street in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, that forks from Connecticut Avenue north of Dupont Circle, and branches north and east through 16th Street

16th Street Northwest (Washington, D.C.)

16th Street Northwest is a prominent north-south thoroughfare in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.Part of Pierre L'Enfant's design for the city, 16th Street begins just north of the White House across Lafayette Park at H Street and continues due north in a straight line passing K Street,...

 to the McMillan Reservoir

McMillan Reservoir

The McMillan Reservoir is a reservoir in Washington, D.C. that supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. It was originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, and was completed in 1902 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The reservoir was built on...

. Along its route, it marks the southern border of the Kalorama Triangle

Kalorama, Washington, D.C.

The Kalorama area within the Northwest Quadrangle of Washington, D.C., includes two adjacent, quite affluent historical residential neighborhoods, Kalorama Triangle and Sheridan-Kalorama. The area is accessible from the Dupont Circle and Woodley Park Metro stations, as well as various bus lines...

 neighborhood, the northern border of the Adams Morgan neighborhood, and is one of the primary thoroughfares in the Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights may refer to one of these United States locations:* Columbia Heights , a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.** Columbia Heights , a Metro station in Washington, D.C....

 neighborhood. In Adams Morgan, it is bordered by a great deal of street-level retail, constituting (with 18th Street

18th Street NW (Washington, D.C.)

18th Street Northwest is a prominent north–south thoroughfare in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.Part of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for Washington, the roadway today is one of the main streets in the Adams Morgan neighborhood . 18th Street also travels through downtown Washington and...

) the main commercial area within Adams Morgan.

History

Much like the neighborhood of Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights

Columbia Heights may refer to one of these United States locations:* Columbia Heights , a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.** Columbia Heights , a Metro station in Washington, D.C....

, Columbia Road were not in fact named for the District, but rather for Columbian College

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

, which would go on to be renamed to the present-day George Washington University.

Previously located on Columbia Road, the Knickerbocker Theatre was a famous cinema built in 1917, and the site of a major disaster five years later when it collapsed during a blizzard

Knickerbocker Storm

The Knickerbocker Storm was a blizzard that occurred on January 27–28, 1922 in the upper South and middle Atlantic United States. The storm took its name from the resulting collapse of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. shortly after 9 p.m...

, killing 98 and injuring 133 more.