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age 5 Image of daughter of Earlene Williams

Exhibition wall

George and Jeanette Brooks built this house in 1955 on Lakeland Road. It was a new and modern home for a growing family. They lived here for only about twenty years, as the house fell victim in the late 1970s to the urban renewal project in the community.

The intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, Lakeland Road, and Navahoe Street was the hub of Lakeland. Electric streetcars connected the community with the District of Columbia from 1895 until 1962. Mack’s Market, Black’s Store, the Elks Home, Lakeland Hall, and Miss Waller’s Beauty parlor were located near the streetcar stop. Black’s Store, shown here circa 1969, was owned by Charles Black. It had four apartments, a dry cleaners, and a beauty parlor, along with a store that sold groceries and snacks. With a lunch counter and juke box, the establishment became a popular place for teens to gather, eat, dance, and enjoy being together.

1945-46 School year photo

City employee adjusting stop sign. Shown with College Park Public Works truck.

Near Melbourne St Original image was a slide in the City of College Park collection

Event at Hyattsville Memorial Library for the donation of book by Joanne Braxton

4704 Lakeland Rd Block 19 w 50" of lot 11 Urban Renewal Parcel 23-9 J. Victor Dickey

Wedding day of Carol Jean Matthews with her parents Jean Ann and Carol Matthews along with Carol Jean's sister, Avis along with her brothers left and Barrett left.

Flood waters from Hurricane Agnes damaged the home on 54th Avenue and property in the basement of the home of George Henry and Agnes Gross. This image shows possessions waiting disposal after clean up

A group pose in the sanctuary of Embry AME Church in front of a money tree. First row left to right unknown, unknown, unknown, Harry Braxton, Sr., Mary Weems Braxton, Dessie Randall Thomas Rear left to right unknown, unknown, Eliza Gray, unknown

Images of James Claiborne and his family at College Park City Hall, Council Chambers upon recognition of his retirement

Streetcar right of way is in view

5108 Pierce Avenue

Edwards house twenty years after #16 1966 without car.

Basketball team sponsored by Embry AME Church with their coaches Earl Hawkins rear left in white shirt, Dwight Brooks right in white shirt and in front of him Reginald Gaskins

Merrill & Hazel V. Thomas 4902 Lakeland Road East 44.5 ft of East 80 Ft of Lot 14 in Block 12 Urban Renewal Parcel 21 in Block 24

One of two photos showing the groups of people who produced the book, Lakeland: African Americans in College Park standing are left to right Jean Gray Matthews, Diane Weems Ligon, Maxine Gross and James Edwards Seated are left to right Delphine Gross, Avis Matthews and Violetta Sharps Jones

Three images of urban renewal redevelopment projects top in foreground are two of the 5 single family homes built during the urban renewal project. These are on Rhode Island Avenue. On the foreground is Alden/Berkley Townhomes. Image below is a closeup view of one of the 5 single family homes. Final image shows a new apartment building

Over the past ninety years, many Lakelanders have been employed at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, known to many locals as the government farm. In 1910, the U.S. Department of Agriculture purchased the 475-acre Walnut Grange plantation in nearby Beltsville and established a research facility. The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center would eventually expand to 1,662 acres and become the world’s largest, most diversified agricultural research complex.

Campus and US 1 Photo from where Chapel stands

Western Navahoe Street

picnic family outing

Image on top left Martha and James Edwards second image Edith Ridgely Fields and her husband. bottom image unknown

Event celebrating her presentation of new book to public library at Hyattsville Branch

Clara Ogle at Edwards home. Ms. Ogle was raised as part of the Edwards family, she was a 1st cousin to the children. (Source: master photo log.xls)

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Mary Brooks, Elsie Moody, Maria Lomax Dory

Duchesses social club during a formal dance at Lakeland's hall

8005 48th Ave.-Manton L. & Dalphine A. Chapman

Front from left to right are Dora Robinson, Ollie Mason, Shirley Randall Anderson, Vera Matthews Briscoe, Christine Gray Rear left to right are James Clemons, Mr. Johnson, Hattie Adams Williams, Lucille Giles Sharps, George Brooks, Sr, Agnes Gross, James Edwards II, Rev. Robert H. Baddy.

Gathering for event to celebrate the presentation of a book by Joanne Braxton to the Hyattsville Branch Library.

duchess club white gowns with sashes (Source: master photo log.xls)

City of College Park Public Works employees in City garage