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“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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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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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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Before Arlington Cemetery

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 10, 2014October 15, 2022

The story of the Soldiers’ Home National Cemetery, started after the first battle of Bull Run in July, 1861.

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A Home for the Blues

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 16, 2014October 15, 2022

The story of Archie Edwards and his barbershop on Bunker Hill Road. It became a magnet for blues players from all over.

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More Angles on the Shrine

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 13, 2014October 15, 2022

More history on the construction and design of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

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The Shrine Story

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 6, 2014October 15, 2022

The history of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The cornerstone was laid in 1920.

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The Colonel’s House

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on August 8, 2014October 15, 2022

The story of the Brooks Mansion, built by Colonel Jehiel Brooks from 1838-1840. He lived there until his death in 1886.

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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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