A short, photo-rich history of the Brookland neighborhood in Washington DC.
Category: LOCAL LORE
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.
It wasn’t as if Brookland didn’t have enough water. The land upon which Brookland developed…
If you’re interested in the local history of this area, you probably know some of…
Well, not really a river, more like brooks and creeks, and they were liberally sprinkled…
Fifty years may seem a very long time ago, but when remembering an extraordinary occurence, it…
While researching the history of Edgewood and Metropolis View, I came across an 1895 story in the Washington…
As I’ve researched Brookland and vicinity over the years, I’ve come across a number of interesting little stories…
National Hero or Neighborhood Eccentric? November 19, 1881, 3pm: The most hated man in America sat uncomfortably in…
It Was Once Called Metropolis View That chunk of land to the west of Colonel…