Planning our Future series
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 …
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Oldest Farmhouse in Chevy Chase DC Goes On Market
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.
Three-Part Zoom Series Put Historical Framework on Small Area Planning
Third Program in "Planning Our Future" Series Airs June 9
UDC Black Land Loss Program Gears Up for Summer
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 …
The Belmont Syndicate: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy Chase
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 …
Zoom Talk: A Tour of DC’s Racialized Housing Landscape
Recording with Sarah Shoenfeld Now Available
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"
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 …
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.
Listen to Recording of “The Marquis de Lafayette & George Pointer”
Joined in Ideology, and Now in a Park Several dozen neighbors joined the latest installment of HCCDC’s “Race Matters Locally” series on Oct. 15 to explore the connection between George …
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 …
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
Regina Holliday: An Oral History
Health Advocacy Muralist Has Left Her Message on Many a Familiar Chevy Chase DC Wall