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Some Old Time Football

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on December 2, 2014October 15, 2022

Football was big at the Catholic University of America back in the 1930s, with some well-known names attached to the program.

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  • PORTRAITS

The Angel of Brookland

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 20, 2014October 15, 2022

Antoinette Margot moved to Brookland in 1889 and built an impressive house she called Theodoron. She went on to help found St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

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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  • BLACK AND WHITE IN BROOKLAND

O’Leary Column Prompts Telling Response from Sterling Brown

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on November 2, 2014October 15, 2022

Poet and Howard University professor Sterling Brown writes an illuminating response to Jeremiah O’Leary’s nostalgic column on growing up in Brookland.

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  • ON THIS SPOT

Homecoming and Heckman’s Pickles

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

There was once a pickle factory in Brookland. A personal reminiscence.

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  • PORTRAITS

Brookland’s Best Ballplayer

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on October 7, 2014October 15, 2022

The story of Wally Pipp, who played for Catholic University, but is more famous for his association with the Yankees and one particular ballplayer.

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  • ON THIS SPOT

Monroe Street Market Opening

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on September 30, 2014October 15, 2022

Before the Monroe Street Market development, a variety of little shops and homes existed on the site.

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  • HISTORIC PLACES

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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  • HISTORIC PLACES

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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  • HISTORIC PLACES

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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