D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser smiles after taking part in a demolition along the H Street NE corridor. Nearly three decades later, H Street NE is filled with entertainment options, luxury apartments and, yes, pedestrians. (Christian K. Lee/The Washington Post)An excavator machine demolishes the strip mall along the H Street corridor. A sky view of the H Street NE corridor is seen as demolition begins to make way for new retail and residential development. To keep up with the changing and increasingly expensive corridor, the strip mall is being demolished.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2016 10:02 UTC