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City of College Park awards program James Weems 2nd from left Mayor William Reading 3rd from left Hattie Sandidge 4th from left There is another copy of this image in the archive from another collection/

Parkdale makes a play for DeMathas number 1 ranking but leaves defeated. In a game, 71-54 DeMatha keeps its record intact.

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

Photo of Veterans with notes on rear

Shortly before demolition

Urban Renewal Plan for the Lakeland Urban Renewal Area City of College Park, Maryland 1970

"Lakeland, an Urban Design Sturdy" Commissioned by the City of College Park

History and Development of the City of College Park, The First Twenty-Five Years of the city of College Park 1945-1960

Teachers from Lakeland Elementary on a beach trip with students Howard McMillan, Robert Peterson, Darlene Briscoe, Royce Powers, Delphine Gross and Richard Mason

Land use map at time of urban renewal. Map taken from Lakeland an Urban Design Study for the City of College Park

Panthers win a track meet. George Randall wins the high jump and 2 other portions of the meet.

Parkdale awarded George Randall an athletic varsity award for Track and Field in 1970s season.

Another game schedule with the game scoring along the sides.

A few clippings of Parkdale games and game records.

Clippings of Parkdale games and scores.

These are clippings about Parkdale playing a basketball game against Makin and winning. Other players are mentioned for playing exceptionally well like Jeff Briscoe, George Randall, Gary Silver, along with many others.

A singular clipping about Parkdale's basketball game against Suitland HS. Parkdale wins this game and receives a glowing snippet from this newspaper.

Aerial Image

page 3 onward

Site of Lakeland High School during the buildings use as an elementary school. Part of the playground is seen in the foreground at left.

Eastern Lakeland

Atholton, Decatur, Pocomoke Win Whitman Subdues Dundalk, Battles Parkdale for Title by Mark Asher for Washington Post

Mickey Corbin shoots the winning shot for Parkdale. He was a substitute for the team but the injury of Jeff Briscoe allowed him to start for the team. The confidence built from past games helped him to shoot the winning shot. With a score of 64-60, Parkdale wins the game.

In a game against DuVal, Parkdale won 75-50 after a stern talking to by the team coach at half-time.

Lots of commentary from Parkdale team about the game they played against Whitman. Parkdale won the Maryland state AA title with a score of 87- 72. Another story on the page is about McKinley High School's game and season.

Fast Pace Returns, Parkdale Steps on Gas Buckley Fires Bladensburg In Stunner Over Parkdale Parkdale Overcomes Suitland

In Mickey Corbin's comeback game, the team goes into overtime and wins. The score was 64-60. The team had many remarkable highlights by many different players on the Parkdale team.

Jeffrey Briscoe, Douglas Few, James Gray, and George Randall were Lakeland’s favorite sons in 1971, when they led Parkdale High School’s Panthers to a state basketball title. Briscoe, Gray, and Randall were members of the first class of Lakeland students to attend the new high school. They had sharpened their skills in Lakeland’s schoolyard and as teammates at Greenbelt Junior High School.

Washington Post Nick Asher State Basketball Championship Opens at Maryland Today Included is an image of Jeff Breiscoe and James Gray

Two of the three clippings on the Parkdale games with details from the games. Parkdale won both games and seemed to be on a winning streak. Also, the third clipping is a game schedule for the Maryland area.

The first clipping recaps a Parkdale basketball game. Parkdale v. Crossland, Parkdale wins 61-31 in an AA basketball game. The clipping heavily praises James Gray as he executes many gameplays. The following largest clipping is a list of the squad from Prince Goerges AA team. The teams are composed of students from all over the Maryland area, including students from Parkdale. Another clipping describes a Parkdale v. Bowie game and Parkdale wins. The last clipping is a gam average for teams in the DC and Maryland areas.

The largest clipping declares another win for Parkdale against Potomac. But that doesn't divert from the concern that the Coach has for the team. The array of games is to determine what team will be the leader in the PG AA. The other clippings are of polls that were created for players with school ranking and player names.

West Side of US 1 at 2:50

Briscoe Boosts Parkdale Hoops

Four of the five news clippings are names of team members (from Parkdale and other schools) in different basketball leagues. These leagues include AA, All Metropolitian, All-County, and AA finalists. The final clipping is a Parkdale win against Mackin on Parkdale's floor 83-56.

These are 10 of the best all-met players that played in the all-met and all-star teams from the area leagues.

Zoning Appeal #2887 W. Earl Weygandt, Comments by the Chief Zoning Inspector to the Board of Appeals Zoning Letter to Board of Appeals Prince George's County

Concerning Weygandt property

Ballou is newly ranked as the #1 team in The Washington Post's weekly high school basketball team ranking. Other teams have tied for the position but have come up short in holding the position.

News reports on Parkdale basketball games. A win against Crossland and a loss against St. Anthony's. In the game against Crossland, Jim Gray is mentioned as a significant player. The longest clipping details a tournament between many Prince George's County schools plus Parkdale. The Parkdale team won their portion of the tournament against Arundel.

In a PG County basketball tournament, Parkdale is continuing to prevail within it. Parkdale v Whitman is supposed to take place. Mentioned are other details about Whitman and the tournament players.

One win and a loss from Parkdale. Both games are against the same team, St. Anthony's. James Gray is mentioned in an article from the ACC league in Germany. He is on the Heilbronn Star and is mentioned to give the team potent in fast-breaking and averages 26.8 per game.

71-G-20 Hearing, Mr. W. Earl Weygandt lots 1,14and 15 of block 44

Parkdale plays Bladesburg and wins.

News clippings about Parkdale winning. But the first clipping is an overtake of DuVal against Parkdale. Other two games Parkdale wins against Bowie and Suitland.

Parkdale plays different teams and continues to be a challenger to other basketball teams in the area. The team wins against St. Anthony and also becomes ranked 4th in the top five high school basketball teams in the area. Though Parkdale is a great team they also lost against DuVal because of a different style of playing again the team.

"Resolved, that the application of W. Earl Weygandt for an extension of time..." Letter from Prince George's County Board of Appeals

After a game with St. Anthony, Parkdale wins against Suitland with a 22-point lead. This win allows them to stay on top of the PG AA basketball ranking. The shorter clipping Parkdale the second in ranking with the Star's High School Poll. And Ballou is the first ranked.

Three of the four news clippings are reports on Parkdale games. The reports are on the games against DuVal, Crossland, and High Point. Details from the games and essential team cooperation are included in the clippings. The mid-most clipping reports on the All-Star team James Gray is a part of. The process of choosing the players is mentioned. Also mentioned are the players that were chosen for the Heilbronn All-Star Team.

George Randall is mentioned under the triple jump category. His scoring and schooling (Parkdale) are mentioned as well.