Ask anybody from DC where they are from and you will hear it right away: Southeast, Northeast, Uptown, Down Southwest. The quadrant is part of who you are. The four colors around our crest honor all of them.
Where the Quadrants Come From
In 1791 Pierre L'Enfant drew the plan for the new capital and centered it on the US Capitol. North Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, East Capitol Street and the National Mall form the lines that split the city into four parts: Northwest, Northeast, Southwest and Southeast.
How the Grid Works
Numbered streets run north and south and count outward from the Capitol. Lettered streets run east and west and go alphabetically, skipping J. That is why the same address can exist in more than one quadrant, and why the two letters at the end of every DC address matter so much. The quadrants are not equal in size. Northwest is by far the biggest, and Southwest is the smallest.
Four Quadrants, One City
Each quadrant has its own neighborhoods, its own go-go crews and its own pride. Our crest puts all four around the Chocolate City name because DC is all of it together.
Rep yours: Shop by Quadrant.
Sources: Wikipedia, The Georgetowner, DC Metropolitan Police Department
