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DC’s Southwest quadrant has a dramatic and contested history. Once a dense working-class neighborhood, it was almost entirely demolished by urban renewal in the 1950s and 60s. These posts examine what was lost and what replaced it.

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Temple Court off D Street and Delaware, SW, Washington, D. C.Old Southwest DC: Temple Court in the 1930s and 1940sUpdated Jun 14The newly opened Hechinger Tenleytown store at 4555 Wisconsin Avenue NW in 1958, courtesy DC History CenterHechinger Started as a Demolition Company in 1911Jun 8AI illustration imagining L'Enfant Plaza as planned in 1962Fedlandia: What L’Enfant Plaza Erased in Southwest DCUpdated Apr 30

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Southwest Washington, D.C. With South End Of L'Enfant Plaza In Foreground, April 1973L’Enfant Plaza in 1973: A Photo of Southwest DCUpdated Apr 13600 block of Independence Ave. SW in 1941The 600 Block of Independence Ave SW in 1941Mar 19, 2018Woodrow Wilson stands in the front of a convertible automobile stopped in the intersection of what was then N and Union Streets SW. Wilson, the driver of the car, and two woman in the back look east at something happening on N Street. A crowd gathered under a tree near the car and people in front of 485 N Street also look in the same direction. Two Secret Service agents look at the photographer. Written on the reverse is "Barney Neighborhood House, 470 N Street SW." Wilson had only been President of the US for two months when the photo was taken.Woodrow Wilson in Southwest D.C.: An Old Photo from May 1913Nov 7, 2014600 block of G Street NWExploring the 600 Block of G Street in Washington, DC Through PhotosOct 10, 2014Maine Ave. SW 1865Maine Avenue SW in 1865, Days After Lincoln’s AssassinationAug 6, 2014southwest WashingtonA Glimpse Into Life in Southwest Washington Between 1900s and 1910sNov 9, 2013
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