UDC Wins Humanities Grant for Pointer-Related Project
HCCDC to Partner on "Black Land Loss in Washington: Memories of the Past, Hopes for the Future"
News Archive
DC Council Votes to Rename Park in Honor of Black Landowners
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 …
Virtual History Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC Now Available
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.
Mapping Segregation: Illustrating Systemic Racism’s Imprint on DC
Sept. 24 Zoom Recording Now Available
“Jim Crow Comes to Chevy Chase,” Webinar Recording Available
Watch the Video Here! Technology Glitch Prevented Many From Tuning In Live We are pleased to post the recording of the in-demand Zoom webinar held Sept. 16 that explores the little-known history of racial displacement that occurred in Chevy Chase nearly 100 years ago to the descendants of enslaved man George Pointer. It was the …
September’s Annual Historic Walking Tour Postponed due to Covid
We look forward to resuming our popular Historic Walking Tour of Chevy Chase DC — a perennial favorite for 10 years — when it is safe to congregate again — hopefully in Spring 2021. In the works is a virtual tour — stay tuned for details in the coming months!
Charles King: The Evolution of Race, Science on US Politics and Culture
Report on Webinar Featuring Georgetown Professor Includes List of Further Reading
Activists Call Halt to Construction Over Historical Black Burial Grounds at Westwood
A July 6 story by WTOP puts River Road Moses Cemetery back in the news. The old burial grounds — now mostly paved over by a parking lot at Westwood — that had served families who once lived in Reno City among other African Americans communities in the early 20th century, is the subject of …
Historic Chevy Chase DC: A Chronicle and Assessment of a Citizens Initiative
HCCDC President Carl Lankowski's look back over 30 years of modern local history starts with a quote from one of the organization's founders. "Historic Chevy Chase DC was founded as a way to document the historic significance of the Chevy Chase DC neighborhood, a community comprised of a variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods, and cultures, bringing together both the east and west sides of Connecticut Avenue as a community of historical interest." -- William West Hopper
Watch “A History of Your House” from HCCDC
At least 78 viewers logged into our first Zoom conference on May 12 entitled, “The History of Your House,” by HCCDC President Carl Lankowski. Carl, who bought his house on McKinley Street with his wife Pam in 2010, used his own house’s story to talk about what a house history entails, the types of things …
Keeping Eyes on Our Community
Editor’s Note: This Page Is Under Construction!! Here is a list of issues on our radar that are of interest to Chevy Chase DC: Friends of Chevy Chase Circle traffic and lighting improvements Future use of the Episcopal Center for Children at 5901 Utah Ave. NW A Call-Box Restoration project idea proposed in early 2020 …
Lafayette Students Launch Letter-Writing Campaign
April 2020 About 250 fourth and fifth graders at Lafayette Elementary School sat listening patiently to a story that many of them couldn’t fathom. They learned that just outside their door, a small community of Black landowners had been evicted from their property nearly 100 years ago to make way for the very school under …
Vera Rubin Gets Her Telescope!
Former Chevy Chase resident, the late Vera Rubin, passed over for a Nobel Price in physics for her contributions in identifying dark matter, finally gets an observatory named in her honor.
Washington Post Honors Mae Scanlan
A photographer and poet who was dubbed “one of the wittiest poets ever born.”
GGWash Article Uncovers Remains of Old Road Once Traversing Chevy Chase DC
A fascinating story about an old road called Milk Creek Ford Road that once traversed what is today Chevy Chase DC is the subject of an article by Eric Fidler in Greater Greater Washington, an online all-volunteer organization, on Jan. 8, 2015. Read the article here.
Researching a Washington, DC House: A Resource Guide
By Carolyn Long Here are some resources you will find useful to research your house or your neighborhood if you live in Washington, DC. BUILDING PERMITS The most detailed information on building permits comes from Brian Kraft’s 2009 “Building Permits Database,” but it is not available online and is somewhat difficult to use. An easier …
“Battle of 38th Street” Led to Effort to Create Historic District
Presentation to D.C. Preservation League: Lessons Learned
Interactive Kit-House Map Identifies Nearly 100 in Chevy Chase DC
Local Realtor and kit house expert Catarina Bannier has created an interactive map identifying catalogue houses in Chevy Chase DC. The houses, most of which were built between 1915 and 1932, are well-preserved today, she states, because they were exceptionally well constructed with quality materials. Chevy Chase DC is remarkable in both the density and …