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HCCDC’s Statement on the Draft CCSAP

May 8, 2022

Submitted during the Public Comment Period, March 13-May 14, 2022

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Recording Available of April 7 Discussion of Draft Chevy Chase Small Area Plan

April 11, 2022

A recording of the April 7 Zoom program about the draft Chevy Chase Small Area Plan (CCSAP) titled “What’s In It? How Can We Improve It?” is now available. Sponsored by Historic Chevy Chase DC with Ward3Vision, the 60-minute talk brought together urban planning experts to help us add value to the plan during the …

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“Picture the Plan” Webinar Recording Now Available

October 12, 2021

A recording of the latest virtual webinar program sponsored by Historic Chevy Chase DC on development options and the Small Area Plan is now available. This 75-minute Zoom program, recorded on Oct. 6, features a technological peek at how Chevy Chase DC along Connecticut Avenue might look if density and affordable housing increase to meet …

“Picture the Plan” Webinar Recording Now AvailableRead More

Planning our Future series

July 9, 2021

The third and final Zoom discussion on HCCDC’s “Planning Our Future” series, held on June 9, is now available on YouTube. The discussion about the affordable housing crisis facing Washington DC — and in particular Ward 3 — featured experts on all sides of the issue examining proffered solutions to the affording housing needs in …

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Oldest Farmhouse in Chevy Chase DC Goes On Market

May 23, 2021

Last month in Chevy Chase DC a quiet bidding war ensued. A house had gone on the market that represented a bygone era — the oldest standing farmhouse, circa 1862.

Oldest Farmhouse in Chevy Chase DC Goes On MarketRead More

Three-Part Zoom Series Put Historical Framework on Small Area Planning

April 9, 2021

Third Program in “Planning Our Future” Series Airs June 9

Three-Part Zoom Series Put Historical Framework on Small Area PlanningRead More

UDC Black Land Loss Program Gears Up for Summer

April 1, 2021

Oral histories of eight descendants of Chevy Chase DC’s Broad Branch Community of Black landowners evicted in the 1920s are now being conducted by college students as part of an academic-community partnership between HCCDC and the University of the District of Columbia. The histories, to be documented on this website, are the first phase of …

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The Belmont Syndicate: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy Chase

March 1, 2021

Historians Neil Flanagan and Kimberly Bender have shared a recording of their Feb. 24 Zoom presentation about how a Black housing development in what is now Friendship Heights was scuttled by white developers. The pre-recorded portion of the event followed by a live Q&A is now posted on YouTube here. The program, sponsored by DC …

The Belmont Syndicate: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy ChaseRead More

Zoom Talk: A Tour of DC’s Racialized Housing Landscape

February 1, 2021

Recording with Sarah Shoenfeld Now Available

Zoom Talk: A Tour of DC’s Racialized Housing LandscapeRead More

UDC Wins Humanities Grant for Pointer-Related Project

December 6, 2020

HCCDC to Partner on “Black Land Loss in Washington: Memories of the Past, Hopes for the Future”

UDC Wins Humanities Grant for Pointer-Related ProjectRead More

DC Council Votes to Rename Park in Honor of Black Landowners

December 5, 2020

The DC City Council on Dec. 1 approved a preliminary measure to rename our local park “Lafayette-Pointer Park and Recreation Center.” The addition of “Pointer” honors the Black community evicted from the 6-acre site in 1928 so a school and park could be built for whites only. Tim Hannapel of Historic Chevy Chase DC, who …

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Virtual History Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC Now Available

December 5, 2020

If you missed our live Virtual “Walking” History Tour of Chevy Chase DC on Zoom on Nov. 17 you are in luck! We have now posted it for your enjoyment.

Virtual History Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC Now AvailableRead More

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