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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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  • 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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  • LOCAL LORE

Bringing Water to Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2020August 27, 2021

It wasn’t as if Brookland didn’t have enough water. The land upon which Brookland developed…

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  • LOCAL LORE

The Enslaved Families Who Worked This Land

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 12, 2020May 19, 2021

If you’re interested in the local history of this area, you probably know some of…

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  • LOCAL LORE

A River Used to Run Through It

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on October 8, 2018December 23, 2020

Well, not really a river, more like brooks and creeks, and they were liberally sprinkled…

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  • LOCAL LORE

Catholic University, Brookland, and the Riots of 1968

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 29, 2018January 16, 2021

Fifty years may seem a very long time ago, but when remembering an extraordinary occurence, it…

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  • LOCAL LORE

“Gypsies” in Edgewood

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 28, 2017November 3, 2021

While researching the history of Edgewood and Metropolis View, I came across an 1895 story in the Washington…

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  • LOCAL LORE

Two Stories About Colonel Brooks – True or False?

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 20, 2017January 14, 2021

As I’ve researched Brookland and vicinity over the years, I’ve come across a number of interesting little stories…

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  • LOCAL LORE

Bill Jones, the Avenger

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on June 9, 2017August 27, 2021

National Hero or Neighborhood Eccentric? November 19, 1881, 3pm: The most hated man in America sat uncomfortably in…

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  • LOCAL LORE

The Fascinating History of Edgewood

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on March 6, 2017August 28, 2021

It Was Once Called Metropolis View That chunk of land to the west of Colonel…

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Building the Filter

The Brookland Childhood of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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