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Capitol Hill is best known for the eponymous domed building that symbolizes American democracy . But the large neighborhood, which spans the quadrants of Northeast and Southeast, has a lot more going on than legislative dealings. Here are 10 facts about the neighborhood that don’t show up on your average double- decker bus tour . 1. It Was Not Always Called Capitol Hill According to Architect of the Capitol, an organization that maintains the grounds and many of the neighborhood's government buildings , when city architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant found the area in the early 1790s, it was known as Jenkins' Hill. That didn't last much longer. L'Enfant proclaimed it "a pedestal waiting for a monument," and construction atop Capitol Hill began in 1793. The US Capitol Building is located at East Capitol St NE and First St SE. 2. Christ Church (Not the Cathedral) Is the City’s Oldest Episcopal Church The National Cathedral is one of the most famous churches...

Katz’s Deli, the iconic New York deli, has been serving its customers for well over 100 years. Getty Images Elon Musk once compared building a business to “eating glass and staring into the abyss of death.” George Orwell, for his part, once described writing a book as a “bout with a long illness,” a sentiment that many entrepreneurs and creatives would agree with. The point is: No one would willingly subject themselves to any of the suffering that goes into building something if they thought their efforts were going to disappear with the wind. Yet the truth is, most businesses and most art does disappear. It might be easier than ever today to start a business—a few bucks on LegalZoom and you’re the CEO of a brand new LLC. What is still hard and what has always been hard it keeping your doors open, staying in business, and keeping customers happy over the long term will never be easy. In a world obsessed with the new and the trendy, we don’t tend to give enough credit to people do ma...