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Southwest Washington, D.C. (DC) (Images of America): Paul K. Williams: 9780738542195: A... - 0 views

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    Southwest Washington, D.C., is a defined neighborhood even without a proper name; the quadrant has a clear border southwest of the U.S. Capitol Building, nestled along the oldest waterfront in the city. Its physical delineations have defined it as a community for more than 250 years, beginning in the mid-1700s with emerging farms. By the mid-1800s, a thriving urban, residential, and commercial neighborhood was supported by the waterfront where Washingtonians bought seafood and produce right off the boats. In the 1920s and 1930s, an aging housing stock and an overcrowded city led to an increase of African Americans and Jewish immigrants who became self-sufficient within their own communities. However, political pressures and radical urban planning concepts in the 1950s led to the large-scale razing of most of SW, creating a new community with what was then innovative apartment and cooperative living constructed with such unusual building materials as aluminum.
Elizabeth Ebert

Crime In Washington DC - 5 views

http://bit.ly/1ekh2kG This article is focused on ways to prevent crime in Washington DC. Often times, the police will focus on one spot in Washington DC where the crimes happen the most. However, t...

dc washington history crime

started by Elizabeth Ebert on 26 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
katie douthitt

The Cinco De Mayo Riot of 1991 - 8 views

In Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant a riot broke out on the 5th of May. A new officer tried to arrest a Salvadoran man for being drunk in public. The police man shot the Salvadoran who was unarmed and ...

Riots AdamsMorgan

started by katie douthitt on 25 Feb 14 no follow-up yet
anonymous

Film of 1968 Washington Riots | Ghosts of DC - 0 views

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    Primary source material, National Archives. Twelve minutes.No sound. Street Scenes. Unattributed, Ghosts of DC doesn't give NARA source. Views of rubble, National Guard, neighbors, children--closeup shots don't give locational context
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