Social and Architectural History of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood Washington, DC

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Title

Social and Architectural History of the Bloomingdale Neighborhood Washington, DC

Subject

History
Local history
Historic preservation

Description

This is a brochure created by the Bloomingdale Civic Association that describes the social and architectural history of the Bloomingdales neighborhood. Its primary structure is a timeline composed through the compilation of data from history books, photographs, newspapers, and DC government publications. The timeline emphasizes demographic and cultural shifts in the neighborhood, especially the introduction and institutionalization of segregation in the neighborhood as a result of racist housing covenants from about the 1890s until the end of World War II. Subsequent decades show the end of housing covenants, city desegregation efforts, and the increasing economic decline of the neighborhood until a revival period starting in the 2000s.

Creator

Bloomingdale Civic Association
Holliday, Bertha
Cerruti, Paul

Source

Grant - 15-DCCHP-03

Publisher

Bloomingdale Civic Association

Date

2015

Relation

Bloomingdale Village Square Project: Project Overview
Bloomingdale Village Square Project: Architecture & Design Issues

Format

.pdf

Language

English

Type

Document

Identifier

09.DCCHP.2015

Coverage

Washington, DC
Bloomingdale
Ward 5

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Original Format

Brochure

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