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Michael Graham grew up in Arthur Capper, played on the famous Chain Court, Capper's Rec Court, and Garfield Park Courts. From the Georgetown Basketball History Project: All all-Met forward from Spingarn, Graham's fiery rebounding led the Green Wave…

Photos of Arthur Capper's Reunion Cookouts in Garfield Park.

LeRON GOODRUN was captain of the Randall Swimming Team. In 1973 Randall had won the D.C. Recreation Championship. This was Randall's 4th championship it had won and was named in Swim World for one of the best relay team in the nation. Leron grew up…

Benjamin "Baby" Drayton, son of Bobby Drayton, Sr and Ruth Drayton from 625 K Street, SE

Brent Elementary, located near the Capitol on 3rd and North Carolina, SE. This location has been in constant use for education since 1809, when a portion of the lot was purchased for the Washington Academy for a whopping $100, a price that today…

When Juanita Jones moved into her newly constructed townhouse on Capitol Hill, she kissed the floors, the walls and the doors, and hoped she would be able to afford to stay. That was in January 1999, when Jones became one of the first residents to…

The Avenue Grand Theater at 645 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Later renamed the Capitol Hill Theater. One of the theaters in the now-closed multiplex at Union Station was named for the Avenue Grand. The Capital Hill Movie Theater was located at 645…