Books : The Neighborhoods of Logan, Scott, and Thomas Circles (DC) (Images of America)
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by: Paul K. Williams
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 975.3
EAN: 9780738514048
ISBN: 0738514047
Label: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: November 12, 2001
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Sales Rank: 1183086
Studio: Arcadia Publishing
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From the farm and orchard lands of the mid-1880s to the Civil War encampments, from modest wood frame homes to vast residences of Victorian splendor, the area surrounding the closely located Logan, Scott, and Thomas Circles has for many years been at the center of a rich history. Comprising a diverse architectural and social heritage, these neighborhoods have played a part in the great story of the capital city and have been home to the workingman and woman, the wealthy, the middle class, and the politically powerful alike. ÝÝFollowing their use as the site of hangmanís gallows for Civil War traitors, all three circles evolved into lush parks surrounded by the elegant, Victorian-era homes that housed nearly all of the nationís elite by the 1890s. Prior to the turn of the twentieth century, these neighborhoods were home to Washingtonís most influential citizensópioneers and politicians, generals and industrialistsóand, in the 1930s, to well-known leaders of the cityís African-American community, such as Mary McLeod Bethune and Bishop Charles M. ìSweet Daddyî Grace. Logan Circle survives much as it was today, but many readers will not recognize the early homes, now long gone, that once surrounded Scott and Thomas Circles and have since been replaced by office buildings, hotels, and commercial establishments. Fortunately, a compelling visual record of the development of Logan, Scott, and Thomas Circles remains. ÝÝ
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Rating:  - Three Circles in Washington D.C.
Within a few blocks of each other in Washington, D.C. lie three circles with equestrian statues commemorating three American heroes. Logan Circle, located at the intersection of 13th street and Rhode Island and Vermont Avenues N.W. and Massachusetts Ave N.W. honors General John Logan, a hero of the Battles of Vicksburg and Atlanta, a founder of Memorial Day, and a U.S. Senator and unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate in 1884. Thomas Circle, located about two blocks west of Logan Circle at 14th ... Read More
Rating:  - Great neighborhood resource
Williams is doing a marvelous job of illuminating the history of Washington DC's neighborhoods (first title was the Dupont Circle neighborhood & forthcoming 'Greater U Street'). Discriminating eye for the photographs that illustrate architectural history, social history & the portraits of those who shaped neighborhood development.
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