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Meeting in Parish Hall of Embry AME Church

5415 Detroit Ave Block 44 Lots 1, 12, 13,14, 15 Earl & Velma Weygandt & Carter Weygandt Eng. Inc.

Two seated on the porch of the Gray family home located on the corner of 54th Avenue and Pierce Avenue

Rear of junior class photograph

Pastor of Embry AME Church in the pulpit

Youth of First Baptist Church; also shown is Pastor Covington. Bottom left is Miss Sandidge teaching a Sunday School Class and next to that an image of the crowning of Miss First Baptist Church, Gwen Williams. First Baptist Church of College Park crowned Gwen Williams Miss First Baptist during a fundraising pageant held at the church in the summer of 1970. Williams won by raising more money for the church than the other competitors. The Young People's Volunteer Choir provided music for the evening. (Courtesy of Thelma Lomax.)

Little New Zion Fire Baptized Holiness Church of the Americas building was erected as a Rosenwald school, Lakeland Elementary School. In 1950 when high school classes in Lakeland were transferred to Fairmont Heights High the younger grades moved from this building to the old high school on 54th Avenue.

School album page

DeWana Gray with friends at Bowie State College

Pastor of Embry AME Church speaks during Heritage Weekend Sunday service at Washington Brazilian SDA Church the site of Lakeland High School

At College Park Community Center. The exhibit was created by Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission in partnership with Lakeland Community Heritage Project.

At Hyattsville Branch Prince Georges County Memorial Library. To celebrate the donation by Joanne Braxton of a copy of her new book. Two of the author's family members are pictured her mother, Mary Weems Braxton seated front in blue and cousin Lisa Hollomand.

In front of family car and garage

Berkley Apartments and Townhomes

This Rosenwald high school building served as a junior/senior high school from 1928 until 1950, and an elementary school until 1972. Through that time it also served many of the functions of a community recreation center with the county sometimes hosting classes or summer playground programs at the facility. For a short time in the late 1960s to early 1970s there was even a swimming pool erected. For a time swimming lessons were available to the community's children. In addition to county programs the community and school staff hosted other recreation programs. At times University of Maryland affiliated groups also offered programs at the school building.

At First Baptist Church of College Park

In 1970, Prince George’s County officials reported that only a few of Lakeland’s streets were paved, lighting was inadequate, and home values lagged behind those of neighboring white communities. The report failed to mention contributing influences, such as the disparity in economic prospects and the lack of financing opportunities for residential and commercial properties. African Americans were primarily dependent on unregulated private lenders; bank mortgages were rarely granted. Above are two homes on Pierce Avenue circa 1965. Here are Two homes on Lakeland Road circa 1968.

Embry AME Church was founded in 1903 in the home of Samuel and Georgianna Stewart. The congregation built a chapel in 1905 in a low-lying section of the community. In 1918, the building was moved to a site on Lakeland Road. In 1920, a new church on the same location replaced the chapel. Over time, a parish hall and study were added. The building is shown here around 1965. (Courtesy of Thelma Lomax)

Lakeland High School class of 1950 reunion trip to Wildwood NJ

Baltimore Avenue in downtown College Park

James Weems (third row, second from right) was inducted into the U.S. Navy in 1944 and went for training at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, MD.

Young boy on bicycle

In studio portrait as schoolgirl niece of Agnes Harrison Gross

4904 Navahoe St Thomas & Elsie Moody

At event held at Hyattsville library branch. Included were cake, ice cream and jello. The inclusion of jello was a tradition in the Braxton household.

1946-47 school year picture

At Lakeland Road as it crossed 54th Avenue. The road came to a dead end just after crossing the tracks. This crossing was used to access the eastern part of the Lakeland community. On the western side of the tracks was the central area (conservation) area of the urban renewal project while the eastern side was slated for demolition under the plan

Calvert F & Mary Long Service Station 8141 Baltimore Ave Block 16 Lots 3,4,5,6,7,10 & 11 Project Parcel 22-2

Lakeland High School graduate