Subject: Lakeland West - Clearance Area Westpage 3

Located in the western section of Lakeland, the Elks Home, seen here circa 1965, was owned and operated by the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an organization created in 1899 in answer to the exclusion of African Americans from the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The group was a social and charitable fraternal organization. To raise funds, it hosted regular events that were open to those living in Lakeland and the surrounding communities. Most fondly remembered are the annual carnivals held on the grounds of the building, and the parades through the streets of Lakeland.

Ad proof from Prince Georges Journal newspaper for Berkley Townhomes

Expanse of Western Lakeland cleared for redevelopment

Leonard Smith and Mamie McCorkle 4910 Navahoe Street Parcel 20 Block 4 Block 16 lot 2

Bessie Mack, John Chesley Mack Jr.,Julie E. Carroll 5030 Navahoe St. After fire Parcel 1-1 Front and rear of building

4800 Navahoe Street - First Lakeland home demolished shown with bulldozer and rubble.

William Sharps of North Brentwood and Lucille Giles of Lakeland were married March 15, 1945, at Embry A.M.E Church. Rev. W. E. Mosley presided. The formal wedding reception was held at Lakeland Hall. Members of the wedding party include, from left to right, Harry Braxton, Evelyn Giles, Omega Giles, Blanche Sharps, Vera Matthews, Wallace Sharps, Mary Braxton, the bride, the groom, Lola Giles, George Walls, Cecilia Brooks, Robert Fields, Shirley Randall, Margaret Sharps, Cozette Johnson, and James Weems. The flower girls are (left to right) Patricia Barber, Shirley Tyner, and Edna Tyner.

Rear and side views 5030 Navahoe Street Property owned by Bessie Mack, John Chesley Mack, Jr & Julia E. Carroll. After the fire in the building.

4906 Navahoe St Project Parcel 20-6

One of Lakeland’s larger houses is pictured above. Located on western Navahoe Street, it was purchased by Richard and Mary Walls in 1925 and used as a rooming house. Property records note this parcel as being a multi-living unit on multiple lots. This part of Lakeland between U.S. Route 1 and Rhode Island Avenue was the most densely populated area and was frequently challenged by flooding. In the early 1960s, community leaders sought help from their city government to solve the flooding problem and to help some residents renovate their homes to meet modern standards.

Note with the image reads " Looking west from 48th and Navahoe showing".

48th Avenue Part of urban renewal redevelopment

8104 48 th Avenue

high-rise apartment building

4810 Lakeland--George & Jeanette Brooks

Urban Renewal Authority office was also on property 48th Ave. Berwyn House Rd and 48th Ave

4906 Navahoe Street Project Parcel 20-6

National Mobile Village Navahoe Street 48th Avenue

Lakeland Road West

Lakeland's Boy Scout Pack 1025 outside the home of their leader Harold Pitts. The group was sponsored by First Baptist Church of College Park

Baltimore Avenue at Navahoe Steet

Demolition Contract 4 Photos 4906 Navahoe & 8200 Rhode Island (4)

4902 Lakeland Rd Block 12 Part of Lot 14 STC Project Parcel 24-21 Merrill & Hazel V. Thomas

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

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.

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

As a young woman, Margaret Gross Gray moved to New York City and married; yet she still maintained ties to Lakeland. Her visits were frequent and her children and grandchildren came for long holidays “in the country.” One visit with Gray’s grandmother, Harriet Hughes of Lakeland Road (seated, center), is captured here circa 1942. From left to right, standing, are Beatrice Hughes Thomas, Cora Gross, George Gray, and Margaret Gross Gray. Seated on the ground are Jean Gray (right) and Amelia Wilson (left). (Courtesy of the Gross family.)

Robert E. & Ila M. Mason 8204 48th Avenue Block 16 Part of Lot 1 Project parcel 20-18

Mack's Market