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A Short History of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 29, 2022April 1, 2022

A short, photo-rich history of the Brookland neighborhood in Washington DC.

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  • ON THIS SPOT

Grocers Galore On the East Side of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2022December 9, 2022

The intersection of 18th and Monroe Streets in 1928 was a bustling area with a major gas station and loads of food stores.

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

The Demolition of the Taylor Street Bridge

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 7, 2022December 22, 2022

In 1967, the city began to demolish the Taylor Street Bridge to make way for the North Central Freeway. It was part of a Congressional plan for new highways through the city. Protests erupted and would challenge powerful forces for control of the city’s future.

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  • PORTRAITS

The Journey of Jehiel Brooks, Pt. 2

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on October 6, 2022October 10, 2022

Events during the tenure of Jehiel Brooks as Indian Agent on Red River, 1830-1834. He dealt with illicit trading, interlopers, and alcoholism, while trying to convince the Caddo to sell their land to the U.S.

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  • PORTRAITS

The Journey of Jehiel Brooks

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on August 11, 2022October 15, 2022

The story of Jehiel Brooks, for whom the neighborhood of Brookland was named. The first part follows him from birth in 1797 to his selection as Red River Indian Agent in 1830.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

“Man-Punishing” Fire at the Brookland Bowling Alley

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 22, 2021November 24, 2021

Brookland once had a bowling alley with 28 lanes. The Brookland Recreation Center may not have survived, but at least the Art Deco building did.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

Creating McMillan Park

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on July 5, 2021October 19, 2021

Turning an industrial site into a public park in the early 1900s.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

Building the Filter

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 24, 2021October 14, 2022

With a new reservoir in place, it was time to build a filtration plant to clean the water. It would be the largest ever constructed.

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Bringing Water to Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2020October 15, 2022

The story of the Washington Aqueduct that brought water into the city, and the ill-fated Lydecker tunnel.

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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

Walking the Color Line in 1909

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2020October 14, 2022

Little Isabel Wall was kicked out of the Brookland School in 1909. Whether she was white or black was a question that roiled the neighborhood.

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Featured Posts

Creating McMillan Park

Lucy Diggs Slowe and Mary Burrill and the fight to stay in their Brookland home

Building the Filter

The Brookland Childhood of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Bill Jones, the Avenger

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

The Mysterious Rammed Earth House

The Journey of Jehiel Brooks, Pt. 2

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