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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Washington D.C.'s Deanwood

Washington D.C.'s Deanwood

Deanwood History Committee

Paperback

Series: Images of America

Travel GeneralGeneral PhotographyRegional: Middle Atlantic

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 0738553506
ISBN13: 9780738553504
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: Apr 1 2008
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.59 Depth: 9.29
Language: English

View the legacy of the long-standing African-American neighborhood that formed the close-knit community today.

Located in the far northeastern edge of the city, Deanwood is one of Washington, D.C.'s oldest, consistently African American neighborhoods. Rooted in slave-based agriculture on white-owned land, the community began its transition from rural to urban development with the 1871 arrival of a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad along its western boundary. This period after the Civil War offered blacks the opportunity to become landowners. Since this time, many notable Washingtonians of various ethnicities have been residents and frequent visitors to the area. In the early 1920s, it was home to Suburban Gardens, the only permanent amusement park ever to be housed within the city limits. Many of Deanwood's families have lived in the community for generations, which makes it stable and close-knit.

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