▁trees . ▁Bl iss ▁constructed ▁the ▁Over look ▁Inn ▁at ▁ 3 1 st ▁Street ▁SE ▁and ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE , ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁supp er ▁club ▁that ▁became ▁very ▁popular ▁with ▁city ▁residents . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Congress ▁char tered ▁the ▁East ▁Washington ▁He ights ▁Tra ction ▁Company ▁to ▁provide ▁street car ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁development . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁rail road ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁An ac ost ia ▁River ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁Bridge . ▁Congress ▁required ▁is ▁street c ars ▁to ▁run ▁from ▁Bar ney ▁Circle ▁across ▁the ▁bridge ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE , ▁down ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE ▁to ▁the ▁District ▁border ▁with ▁Maryland . ▁A ▁branch ▁line ▁would ▁travel ▁south ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE ▁along ▁Branch ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁then ▁south west ▁at ▁Bow en ▁Road ▁( now ▁Alabama ▁Avenue ▁SE ) ▁to ▁the ▁intersection ▁with ▁Harrison ▁Street ▁( now ▁Good ▁Hope ▁Road ▁SE ), ▁where ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁called ▁" Good ▁Hope " ▁was ▁growing . ▁Another ▁branch ▁line ▁left ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE ▁at ▁Minnesota ▁Avenue ▁SE , ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁along ▁Minnesota ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Harrison ▁Street . ▁ ▁A ▁third ▁branch ▁line ▁left ▁Pennsylvania ▁Avenue ▁SE ▁at ▁ 2 8 th ▁Street ▁SE , ▁tra ve led ▁north ▁to ▁An ac ost ia ▁Road ▁SE , ▁and ▁the ▁followed ▁An ac ost ia ▁Road ▁SE ▁to ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁East ▁Washington ▁Park ▁( now ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Green way