Subject: Central Lakeland - Conservation Areapage 2

5017 Lakeland Rd

Pierce Avenue

Children of the Randall family

Drawing of building

owner Telma Fulcher ,Report reads in part" per ap tenent in 33 yrs pays $100 mo as of 1/76" 5017 Lakeland Rd UR Parcel 15-3

5110 Lakeland Rd. 51st and Lakeland Rd Project Parcel 11- Block 17

Navahoe Street at Berwyn House Road and Rhode Island Avenue named in honor of Lakeland Resident

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. Here are two homes on Pierce Avenue circa 1965. On the left is the home of Willie Laney and his wife Arlene; to the right is the home built by Elwood Gross and his wife Wilmer in 1962. (Courtesy of Thelma Lomax.)

Celebration for family patriarch James Henry Gray

Southwest corner of Lakeland Rd and 54th Ave

5105 Navahoe St

Elwood Gross riding a tricycle watched over by his cousin Rudolph Gross

2 Apt. 5002 Navahoe Block 16 part of lots 9 &10 Parcel Number Part of 20-2 Willie & Mary E. Sellars

In front of family home on 54th Avenue in Lakeland

From a series taken during an urban renewal public meeting at Paint Branch Elementary School in Lakeland

James Henry Gray and unknown

5108 Pierce Ave, Arlene Laney

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.

In the rear of a Lakeland home

At Lakeland Elementary School during 1965-66 school year

Left home of Willie and Arlener Laney, Right Home of Elwood Harrison and Wilmer Sydnor Gross on Pierce Avenue. For many years the sign at one end of the street was marked Pierce Avenue and the other end of the street the sign read Pierce Street. An urban renewal listing of addresses shows a mixture of designations.

Tropical Storm Agnes caused massive damage along the east coast. Even inland areas like Lakeland were devastated. Here is shown the front of the 54th Avenue home of George Henry and Agnes Gross. Belongings beyond salvaging are placed at the roadside for disposal.

On Sunday, September 22, 2008, more than 200 people gathered at the “heart of Lakeland,” the intersection of Lakeland Road and 51st Avenue, between two historic churches, for Lakeland Heritage Day, a time of celebration and remembrance. The focus for that year’s celebration was the importance of religious life in the heritage of Lakeland. The featured event of the festivities was an outdoor worship service with participants from all of Lakeland’s churches: the First Baptist Church of College Park, the Embry African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Washington Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the Salvation African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Pastor David Barrozo of the Washington Brazilian S.D.A. Church and the Rev. Dr. Edna Canty Jenkins of Embry A.M.E. Church were photographed during the event.

Looking across lawn toward 54th Avenue

Shortly before demolition

Near Embry AME Church on Sunday