This post is part of the InShaw blog’s Black Home Owners of Truxton Circle series. In this post we look at William Davis and Pauline Bellows, from the 1920 census, who were African Americans who owned their own home in this Washington, DC neighborhood.
A very rich history of African American home owners John W. Robinson and his wife Annie B. Brooks in Washington, DC.
So last time we looked at the Bundys, the African Americans who owned parts of Sq. 551 in Truxton Circle. So now I turn to the Levitovs, whose name appears on the image I was looking at several times. Max & Rose Levitov appear twice (551-0846, 551-0855). Max Levitov (551-0854)appears once by himself. The thing … Continue reading Property Owners of Truxton Circle- – The Levitovs
REpost of the In Shaw blog February 2016 posts.
1957ChurchMap Originally uploaded by In Shaw This should be at the DC Archives over on Naylor Court, NW because this comes from the DC RLA. And the ‘this’ is a church survey for a previous urban renewal idea of doing a nice big chunk in NW. The best I can tell of what happened with … Continue reading Before there was the Shaw School Urban Renewal Area there was NW
