Brookland-Petworth-Takoma
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Stevens and Fort Slocum.
Fort Stevens
Park
Photo: D Monack, Public domain.
Fort Stevens, formerly named Fort Massachusetts, was part of the extensive fortifications built around Washington, D.C., during the American Civil War.
Fort Slocum
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Slocum was one of seven temporary earthwork forts, part of the Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, built in the Northeast quadrant of the city after the beginning of the war by the Union Army to protect the city from the Confederate Army.
William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Stadium
Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center is a tennis venue located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., United States It is named after William H. G.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petworth and Brightwood.
Petworth
Neighborhood
Photo: Dclemens1971, CC BY 4.0.
Brookland, Petworth, and Takoma are three relatively quiet neighborhoods east of Rock Creek Park. Following the "White Flight" after desegregation and the 1968 riots, these neighborhoods were left underpopulated, overwhelmingly African-American, and much less wealthy than the Upper Northwest, just across Rock Creek Park.
Brightwood
Suburb
Photo: thebrightwoodian, CC BY 2.0.
Brightwood is a neighborhood in the northwestern quadrant of Washington, D.C. Brightwood is part of Ward 4.
Fort Totten
Suburb
Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E, Allison Street N.E, and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.
Brookland-Petworth-Takoma
- Type: group of settlements
- Description: group of neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., United States
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.9568° or 38° 57′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.0239° or 77° 1′ 26″ westOpen location code
87C4XX4G+PCWikidata ID
Q18956718
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In Other Languages
“Brookland-Petworth-Takoma” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “ברוקלנד-פטוורת-טאקומה”
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