Talk:Foggy Bottom

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  • Reassessed as start; if the sources were better integrated, it would be a C class. --M@rēino 20:23, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Restructuring

I plan on majorly restructuring this page in the coming days (sections, references, etc.) if anyone objects, speak now Thedofc (talk) 03:40, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

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The first sentence is weird

"Foggy Bottom is one of the oldest late 18th and 19th-century neighborhoods ..." How can you compare the ages of late 18th and 19th-century neighborhoods? Aren't they all, by definition, late 18th and 19th-century? Maproom (talk) 21:13, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Alleys

The Alley Life section is also odd. It refers repeatedly to "alleys" as areas large enough for many people to live in. But I have only ever come across the term used as in the Alley article, for a narrow lane or path between two buildings or city blocks. That article has some good pictures. If Washingtonians use the word in a different sense, it should be explained in the Alley Life section. Maproom (talk) 21:21, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Foggy Bottom got is name how?

The article suggest foggy Bottom got its name because it was "susceptible to concentrations of fog and industrial smoke". I believe this is wrong, George Washington choose an swampy area called Foggy Bottom to build the capital. The whole area was called foggy Bottom long before any industrial smoke. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.235.156 (talk) 15:55, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Lead Paragraph

I believe that this sentence from the "Features" section should be reproduced in some form in the lead paragraph: "The name Foggy Bottom often is used as a metonym for the United States Department of State because its headquarters is in the neighborhood." This is the sense in which most people outside of D.C. itself would encounter the term and be drawn to Wikipedia to discover its meaning.--Schoolmann (talk) 10:36, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Demographics

Two sentences seem to contradict. "Late into the 20th century, Foggy Bottom witnessed a drastic change in demographics." and "Another factor of the change in demographics was orchestrated by Theodore G. Bilbo...". Theodore Bilbo died in the 1940s. I don't think something done in the 1930s or 40s would cause a dramatic shift in the 80s or 90s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.162.162.218 (talk) 17:09, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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Article overhaul

I recently completely rewrote the history section and am planning a broader overhaul of the article so it is more in line with Wikiproject Cities guidelines. Let me know if anyone has any feedback. Thanks! Wikipedian1234 (talk) 21:29, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

Completed the overhaul, let me know if there's any feedback or other areas for improvement Wikipedian1234 (talk) 01:50, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Peer review

Foggy Bottom

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Just completed a full overhaul of this article and looking for feedback on general content, sourcing, structure, prose, etc. Aim to eventually get this up to GA status.

Thanks, Wikipedian1234 (talk) 01:52, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

LastJabberwocky

Hi, aiming to make a full prose review and layout review. —LastJabberwocky (Rrarr) 16:45, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

  • Consider merging section 'geography' with 'historic districts' and 'district amenities' as they feel closely related.
  • It emerged sometime in the 19th century, ---> It emerged some time in the 19th century, /// I think this is the correct case for two-word 'some time'?
  • Located within the Province of Maryland under the Lords Baltimore during the colonial era, present-day Foggy Bottom was originally agricultural and cultivated by both colonists and enslaved labor. Major produce included tobacco, wheat, and livestock. Part of Widow's Mite, which was created in 1664 and one of the area's earliest landholdings, was purchased in 1765 by Jacob Funk, ---> During the colonial era, the area of the present-day Foggy Bottom was administered by Province of Maryland governed by the Lords Baltimore. It was originally an agricultural plot of land cultivated by both colonists and enslaved labor. Major produce included tobacco, wheat, and livestock. Part of Widow's Mite, one of the area's earliest landholdings, was established in 1664 and purchased in 1765 by Jacob Funk,
  • During the Civil War, the Union Army founded Camp Fry, a base of the Veteran Reserve Corps, in 1863 south of Washington Circle along 23rd Street. ---> During the Civil War, the Union Army founded Camp Fry in 1863, a base of the Veteran Reserve Corps situated south of Washington Circle and stretching along 23rd Street.
  • migrated to Washington in large numbers as freedman ----> migrated to Washington in large numbers as freedmen
  • Blocks of simple brick rowhouses were constructed throughout Foggy Bottom to accommodate its increasing population This one feels valid considering all the immigration but it doesn't have an inline citation to verify it
  • Alleys were at first home mostly to white laborers ---> Alleys, at first, housed mostly white laborers
  • Some of the gang's distilling and rum-running, the latter of which was often assigned to black associates given the police's relative lack of interest if they were killed by rival gangs, took place in Foggy Bottom's alley communities. ---> Some of the gang's distilling and rum-running operations took place in Foggy Bottom's alley communities, the latter of which were often assigned to black associates given the police's relative lack of interest if they were killed by rival gangs.
  • Foggy Bottom's inhabited alleys, whose dilapidated state had attracted the attention of reformists since the late 19th century, ---> Foggy Bottom's inhabited alleys, whose dilapidated state had been attracting the attention of reformists since the late 19th century,

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