H Street / Atlas District

Perhaps the most interesting change Ecocabs has undergone in its short but sweet life is that of becoming the Atlas District, or H Street, shuttle. For the past several months I have been providing transportation for patrons of Joe Englert and Co.'s new H St. N.E. bars. There is no metro convenient to them and taxis haven't picked up yet on the large numbers of people needing rides, so I've been hired to pick up or drop off people at Union Station, Gallery Place, or Eastern Market every Friday and Saturday night from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., for free. It has been great fun to see the bars-the Argonaut, Palace of Wonders, Red and Black, and the Rock and Roll Hotel-start and now gain momentum, and to meet all the fun people who come down to hang out. It is really a unique scene in Washington; there hasn't been anything quite like it since 14th and U St. circa 1992.