If You Lived Here

Truth and Reconciliation in Chevy Chase

For almost a century, descendants of freed slave Captain George Pointer and Elizabeth Townsend owned land in the area that became Chevy Chase, D.C. In 1928, their property was seized by eminent domain to build an elementary school and park for white children. In 2018, Historic Chevy Chase DC worked with Pointer family descendants to rename the park in honor of the site's African American history.

Truth and Reconciliation in Chevy Chase

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    Cleveland Park

    S4 E2 - 28m 37s

    After meeting with realtor Christine Basso Fitzgerald at the Rosedale Conservancy, hosts Jen Osborn and Ricardo Frederick Evans visited three homes at three different price points in Washington D.C.’s Cleveland Park. Along the way, the hosts reflect on the neighborhood’s history as a booming suburb, and the role the Tregaron Conservancy continues to play in the community.

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    Burke

    S4 E1 - 28m 39s

    Following a walk in Royal Lake Park with realtor Lauren Breslaw, hosts Jen Osborn and Ricardo Frederick Evans visit three homes at three different price points in Burke, VA. Along the way, they explore the history of the community’s railroad, its Copperthite Racetrack, and the residents’ successful campaign against the construction of “Burke Airport.”

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    Rockville

    S3 E16 - 28m 36s

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