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Gentrification has taken place in especially the U Street corridor in the Northwest section of the city, and also the H Street NW neighborhood. Other trendy parts of the city include the Dupont Circle neighborhood, and the Georgetown neighborhood, home of Georgetown University, along the Potomac River. Georgetown University is run by the Jesuit Catholic order and is a center of training for the US Foreign Service and also is known for its law school. In fact, outside of the Federal Government, one of the outstanding features of Washington DC is its role as a university town. In the far northwest of the city stands American University and in the downtown there is George Washington University. George Washington is located in the Foggy Bottom district of DC, near the State Department and also has strong ties to the diplomatic service. Howard University is located a short distance north of downtown, off of Georgia Avenue, and is well regarded as an historically black school that also has its own medical school and hospital. Other colleges and universities in Washington DC include the University of the District of Columbia and Catholic University. The Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a graduate school for the study of international relations and international economics, is located on Massachusetts Avenue's Embassy Row.
The federal government accounts for a large portion, though not the majority of Washington DC jobs. Many federal contractors maintain local offices in DC as well as law firms and lobbyists. Fannie Mae, the giant provider of home mortgages, is headquartered in Washington DC, though strictly speaking it is a private corporation under government regulation and sponsorship.
Of course there is also a large tourist sector, with such tourist attractions as the Capitol, the White House, the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, and other well-known sites. In the center of the city is the National Mall, a green strip about 3 blocks wide that stretches the mile and a half west from the Capitol to the White House. Further to the north and west of the White House are neighborhoods such as Adams-Morgan, home to large communities from Africa, South America and other locations. A vast variety of restaurants are found in this area, and it seems that every diplomat overseas brought back his favorite cook to start an ethnic restaurant. Other types of restaurants here include Indian, Ethiopian and Vietnamese. Also, in the last couple of years, Washington DC has acquired a new major league baseball team, formerly of Montreal, now the Washington Nationals.
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