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Embry AME Church

5402 Cleveland Av Block 45 Lot 7 Carl E. Cager, et al

During Lakeland Heritage Weekend

Gus Home and Blacks Store on a winter's day.

In eastern Lakeland Lived at Johnson house on Lakeland Rd

Navahoe Street at Lakeland Tavern after heavy rain. Note the drain pipe which emptied directly into the street

James Adams Park is located on Navahoe Street and Rhode Island Avenue, in the heart of the Lakeland community. This tranquil spot was dedicated in 1995 in honor of one of Lakeland’s avid ecologists and landscapers. Adams was a past president of the Lakeland Civic Association and an active member of the city’s Committee for a Better Environment.

Volunteers at collections event at College Park Community Center Maggie Johnson is left with unknown other volunteer

Reunion trip of Lakeland High School class of 1950 to Wildwood NJ

Embry A.M.E. Church’s Junior Choir is shown here circa 1965 with their pastor, Rev. Robert H. Baddy. The group served under the direction of Dessie Randall Thomas and was accompanied by Janet Randall on the piano. A member of the group recalls, “The recollection of those old hymns I learned as a child has helped me through many difficult times. Their lyrics have been a continual reminder of God’s love and promises.”

During city 25th anniversary celebration Mayor with former council members

Sanctuary

4802 Lakeland Rd. Block 12 Part of Lot 10 James & Vera Claiborne

Emma Harrison Braxton, Agnes Harrison Gross and Sarah Harrison Braxton

Parkdale High School Basketball

In the rear of a Lakeland home

Gilbert Thomas 8121 54th Ave Block 44, Lots 2 & 3

In the wagon are Mr. Elusher Brewer and two daughters, Margert and Charlotte

Area was a much smaller lake and the eastern area of the Lakeland community

In 1957, fourteen-year-old Wardell Thomas was Lakeland’s own teenage singing sensation. He was featured in a February 1957 Washington Star article, which applauded his ability and his winning streak at local talent shows. Thomas impressed his audiences with renderings of songs such as “In the Still of the Night” and “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” He began his musical career at the age of six when he walked on stage and performed during a show. Thomas also sang at Embry A.M.E. Church.

Lakeland High School class of 1950 reunion trip to Wildwood NJ

At Lakeland Elementary School during 1965-66 school year

At College Park City Hall

Refreshment table staffed by Elizabeth Hicks Campbell Edwards At Lakeland Park

With the limited access African Americans had to public spaces until the 1960s, this building on western Navahoe Street was forced to serve a multitude of functions. It was designated “Lakeland’s Hall” because it served as an informal community center as well as a place for public meetings, dances, wedding receptions, and church services. On Saturday, it became a movie theater. The building is shown here circa 1965. This hall replaced an earlier structure that was located in the central section of the community.

Lakeland Road

Joseph & Elenor Galvagna Cincinnatti & Grand Rd. east 1/2 lot 6 Block 44

council portrait

Assorted images

Robert E. & Ila Mason 8204 48th Ave Block 16, part of lot 1 UR Parcel 18 Block 20

Exhibition wall

Elmore Poole and John Brooks in an image taken on the eastern side of Lakeland

Charles "Duck" Russell moved to Lakeland in the early 1900s to raise a family. After being widowed, he remarried and raised a second family. Russell worked for the City and Suburban Railway of Washington on the streetcar line that passed through Lakeland.