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CAPPER'S RECREATION CENTER was located at 5th and K street South East DC. It was operated by Ann Cooke, Mr. Kelsey, Marvin Groove, Hooks,Mickey, just to name a few. It was well known for its girls and boys sports teams,(Football,Baseball,and…

Photos To Remember Cappers

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…

The Washington Navy Yard is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore establishment of the U.S. Navy.
The Yard currently serves as a ceremonial and administrative center for…

Fuller's Barber Shop owned and operated by Luther Fuller. Fuller's shop has been serving the Arthur Cappers neighborhood for over 45 years and still remains open as of today at 1100 L St S.E.

The Eastern Market is a public market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., housed in a 19th century brick building. It is located on 7th Street SE, a few blocks east of the U.S. Capitol between North Carolina Avenue SE and C Street…

Southeast Neighborhood Library, one of three Carnegie-funded libraries in D.C. and the second neighborhood library built, proved to be one of the library system's busiest from its opening on Dec. 8, 1922. The one-story brick building, designed by…

Shawn Allen (Margaret -Allen Price), was a wonderful woman. Her compassion for other people was heartwarming. She was the type of person that if you needed a place to stay she would give it too you, and if you were hungry she would feed you even if…

Part of Arthur Capper's History the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. is located at the corner 8th and I Streets, Southeast in Washington, D.C. Established in 1801, it is a National Historic Landmark, the oldest post in the United States Marine…

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…