From Federico,Gracia y Calor, by the GALA Company,1979.
Former Embassy of France at 246016th St.,designed by George O.Totten.
Committee,many merchants and residents sighed with relief when the National Capital Planning Commission rejected an urban renewal plan that would have destroyed buildings and displaced families. Today 18 th and Columbia’s international shops, restaurants,and nightlife are once again drawing residents from across the city as well as visitors to the nation’s capital.African immigrants are the latest to find a haven here.And the fine old apartments and townhouses,in a cycle of neigh- borhood change common to inner-city neighbor- hoods across the country, are once again seen as attractive and welcoming living spaces.
First tenant board, top, Jubilee Housing’s Mozart building (1630 Fuller St.) meets,1976. “No BP”protest, left, 18th and Columbia,1974.
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