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From 1966 to December 1993, Carlena Farrar lived in Arthur Capper Public Housing. She is one of seven children. Her mother, Lena Farrar, had previously lived in Carrollsburg [which she said was public housing in SW] and then at 3rd and K St., SE in…

The Chain Basket Ball Court was a court that was in the alley between K st and L st . The court was small but was very big in when it came to play basketball. Everybody came to play on the Chain Court. Even though we had other basketball court that…

The Chapter II was the club almost everyone that live in Arthur Cappers frequent from time to time.It was the neighborhood CLUB were you go party and see all the popular bands. It later became Chapter III after new management. Then later it became…

Cappers throwback pic Easter Sunday.

Denise Paulette Gibbs affectionately known as "Ma Nieccey or Ms. Nieccey ", was born on July 2, 1954 in Washington,DC to Ella Mae Gibbs and Albert Wheeler, both deceased. The Lord called Denise into eternal life on May 15, 2015 at United Medical…

DPW/Trash Transfer Station, 880 New Jersey Ave.was used in the 1900s as a trash transfer station, before the DC Department of Public Works turned it into an operations area for heavy trucks and plows. Now it's going to be an apartment…

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…

Founded in 1890, Eastern Senior High School was another high school Arthur Capper residents' children attended. From the Eastern Senior High School website: Eastern provides engaging, college preparatory coursework and extra-curricular learning…

Dream City The bereft Ellen Wilson Dwellings on Capitol Hill have been replaced by a remarkable mixed-income community. Unfortunately, most of the people who used to live there can only admire it from a distance.
By Laura Lang • April 16,…