From left, Marina Rodríguez, a boarder, with landladies Ebrouka and Malvina Brown and neighbor Lily Jones, 1954.
The riots of 1968 following the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which devas- tated the nearby 14th Street corridor, frightened many more residents into leaving. The resulting low housing prices attracted a diverse mix of young people, artists, musicians, and families fleeing political and economic turmoil in Central America, Southeast Asia and elsewhere. By the 1970s Mount Pleasant and nearby Adams Morgan were recognized as the heart of the Latino
From left, Steven, Beulah, Robert, Richard, and Bobbette Hardy at their home, 2024 Pierce Mill Rd., 1965.
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