Reminder: Free history walking tour of LeDroit Park this weekend
Come on out Saturday or Sunday for a free history walking tour of LeDroit Park. I conduct this tour annually as part of WalkingTown DC.
The tours will be on Saturday, October 5 at 1 pm and again on Sunday, October 6 at 10 am. Meet me at the arch at 6th Street and Florida Avenue NW. The tours are free and open to the public. No reservations are required.
We’ll cover
- The neighborhood’s founding
- Relationship with the Howard Theatre
- Architectural history
- The Park at LeDroit
- Walter Washington
- Ernest Everett Just
- Robert & Mary Church Terrell
- Anna Julia Cooper
- William Birney
- Edward Brooke
- Octavius Williams
- Oscar De Priest
- Griffith Stadium
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Thank you for putting this fabulous tour together! Words simply fail as description of the stunning architecture, gardens, and tree-lined narrow streets of this neighborhood!
I strolled through LeDroit earlier today, along with about 20 others on the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating. I had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. I am now browsing pictures I took along the way.
Much appreciation and thanks for sharing your surroundings!