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Takoma

Takoma Park straddles the DC-Maryland line and was one of the first planned streetcar suburbs in the Washington region, founded in 1883. Its Victorian-era homes and tree-canopied streets give it a character unlike almost anywhere else near the city.

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View looking from the northwest corner of Cedar and 4th Street NW east down Cedar Street toward the railroad underpass. Image includes a partial view of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station on the right with a blurred locomotive crossing the underpass and going into the station. The train is headed toward Washington, D.C.
Cedar and 4th Streets: A Train Crosses Takoma1 min read

A blurred locomotive crosses the underpass, with part of the Baltimore & Ohio station visible at the right.

1907 Map of Takoma Park with Proposed Roads1 min read

Look closely at this 1907 map of Takoma Park from the Library of Congress: it shows the outlines of proposed roads in and around Takoma.

"Dome Oil Co., Takoma Park." In Maryland in 1921, a gritty diorama of the Petroleum Age.
The Dome Oil Station in Takoma in 19211 min read

The caption says Takoma Park, while the post points to Cedar and Blair inside the District. The exact location is disputed in the source material.

Takoma 4 - Petworth 3 - Washington Post on July 23rd, 1900
Takoma vs. Petworth: Washington Amateur Baseball on July 23rd, 19001 min read

On July 23rd, 1900, the Takoma and Petworth neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. faced off in a hotly contested amateur baseball game. Here’s the full account from the newspaper that covered it.

Takoma Theater in the 1980s (WAMU)
The Rise and Fall of the Takoma Theatre, DC’s 1924 Movie House5 min read

The Takoma Theatre at 4th and Butternut NW ran from 1924 until Chris Rock shot Bring the Pain there and it closed in 2006.

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