Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.

Posted by on June 8, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Wilson Memorial Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.

Cardoza High School Was Once The Crown Jewel of the District of Columbia Public School System, Central High School, the Emory Williams Stadium, Columbia Heights, NW, Washington, D.C.
 
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Category Absurd Mansard, Architectural History, Built Environment, District of Columbia, Gothic Revival (1820-1880), Jacobean Revival, Location Location Location, Most Recent, Public Architecture, Style Section..., Urban Landscape · Tags African American History, Cardoza High School, Cardoza School, Cardoza Washington D.C., Central High School, Columbia Heights, Columbia Heights History, , DC History, Gothic Architecture, Jacobean Architecture, Segregation

A Former Entrance of Interest to Columbia, Pennsylvania…

Posted by on October 10, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Columbia PA, Pennsylvania Architecture, Burning Bridge, Architectural History, Bridges Pennsylvania, HIstoric Buildings, Curator of Shit

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Has John Wanamaker been forgotten at 2032 Walnut?

Posted by on June 29, 2010 · 7 Comments 

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In 1861, John Wanamaker (1838-1922) opened his first store at Sixth and Market Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he eventually became one of the first entrepreneurs in America to have a set price for goods.  His entrepreneurial success won him high regard and eminence as a merchant, religious leader, civic and political figure, and as [...]

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