The Capitol View neighborhood is dominated by East Capitol Street, a major vehicular and ceremonial thoroughfare.
It is a vibrant commercial corridor, and acts as the focus of commercial life in the area.

Singer Marvin Gaye lived in the East Capitol Dwellings in the Capitol View neighborhood from about 1953 to 1962.

Notable public landmarks include the Marion P. Shadd Elementary School, which was constructed in 1954.
It closed in 2007, and a public charter school, the Community College Preparatory Academy, opened in the structure.
Just behind the former Shadd Elementary School is the East Capitol Community Center, which contains an athletic field.
It is maintained by the district of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation.

A number of landmarks lie on the border of the Capitol View neighborhood.
Just across the border in Maryland at the neighborhood's east end is the Capitol Heights Metro station, which serves the Blue and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system.
The Capitol View Neighborhood Library is located at 5001 Central Avenue SE, just outside the neighborhood's boundary on its west end.
W. Bruce Evans Junior High School is located adjacent to Capitol View's northern boundary at 5600 East Capitol Street NE.
 The school is named for W. Bruce Evans, the long-time principal at the Armstrong Manual Training School (a noted vocational-technical school for African American youth which existed from the late 1800s to the 1950s).
Constructed in 1962, it closed in 1996.
In 2007, the city renamed it the Evans Education Center, and it hosted occasional adult education classes.
A public charter school, Maya Angelou High School, opened on the third floor in 2007.
The charter school primarily enrolls students who are doing poorly academically, including those who have been held back a grade, are emotionally troubled, or have been incarcerated by the D.C. juvenile justice system.
Adjacent to the west side of the school is the Evans Recreation Center, an athletic field. (
Evans Junior High School has two outdoor basketball courts and two outdoor tennis courts adjacent to the athletic field, but these are not maintained and are not open to the public.)
The Capitol View neighborhood is dominated by East Capitol Street, a major vehicular and ceremonial thoroughfare. It is a vibrant commercial corridor, and acts as the focus of commercial life in the area.
Singer Marvin Gaye lived in the East Capitol Dwellings in the Capitol View neighborhood from about 1953 to 1962.
Notable public landmarks include the Marion P. Shadd Elementary School, which was constructed in 1954. It closed in 2007, and a public charter school, the Community College Preparatory Academy, opened in the structure. Just behind the former Shadd Elementary School is the East Capitol Community Center, which contains an athletic field. It is maintained by the district of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation.
A number of landmarks lie on the border of the Capitol View neighborhood. Just across the border in Maryland at the neighborhood's east end is the Capitol Heights Metro station, which serves the Blue and Silver lines of the Washington Metro subway system. The Capitol View Neighborhood Library is located at 5001 Central Avenue SE, just outside the neighborhood's boundary on its west end. W. Bruce Evans Junior High School is located adjacent to Capitol View's northern boundary at 5600 East Capitol Street NE.  The school is named for W. Bruce Evans, the long-time principal at the Armstrong Manual Training School (a noted vocational-technical school for African American youth which existed from the late 1800s to the 1950s). Constructed in 1962, it closed in 1996. In 2007, the city renamed it the Evans Education Center, and it hosted occasional adult education classes. A public charter school, Maya Angelou High School, opened on the third floor in 2007. The charter school primarily enrolls students who are doing poorly academically, including those who have been held back a grade, are emotionally troubled, or have been incarcerated by the D.C. juvenile justice system. Adjacent to the west side of the school is the Evans Recreation Center, an athletic field. (Evans Junior High School has two outdoor basketball courts and two outdoor tennis courts adjacent to the athletic field, but these are not maintained and are not open to the public.)
Capitol View (Washington, D.C.)