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Latino Heritage Tour: Wilson Center: The Wilson Center acted as an incubator for a variety of Latino social programs throughout the 1970s and 80s, launching services that continue to support Hispanic culture and life in Mount Pleasant today.
In 1968, Reverend Antonio Welty reopened the former National Presbyterian Church (where President Woodrow Wilson preferred to worship while in the White House) to Hispanic community members. Two years…
Bazelon-McGovern House: Constructed in 1957, the Bazelon McGovern House is historically significant not only as a home to two notable politicians, but as a symbol of larger trends in American art and architecture in the post-World War II era.
“Japanese architecture is a thoughtful meandering along a keyboard. Each note struck is another column; the intervals of silence are the spaces they delimit. Crescendos are rare, the art of the fugue…
Annie's Paramount Steakhouse: Opened in 1948, Annie’s became an early communal space for the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, DC.
Initially opened as a “musty little beer joint” in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC, Paramount Steakhouse (later renamed Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse)) became a haven for the LGBTQ+…
Latino Heritage Tour: CARECEN (Latino Resource & Justice Center): Formerly known as the Central American Refugee Center, CARECEN (most recently known as the Latino Resource & Justice Center), continues to offer a range of services to the Hispanic immigrant community in its 40th year of operation.
“We are not just humanitarians. We are political humanitarian activists.” Joaquín Domínguez Parada (Co-founder of the Central American Refugee Center), interview with Marcia Bernbaum, December 3,…
Shrine of the Sacred Heart (including Interior): This parish has been described as “one of the most culturally diverse congregations in the Archdiocese of Washington.”
Shrine of the Sacred Heart, located just off 16th Street NW at Park Road, is a monumental religious space with a century of significant social history.The church was dedicated in December 1922 after…
Latino Heritage Tour: GALA Hispanic Theatre: Over the past 46 years of operation, the GALA Hispanic Theatre has produced roughly 240 plays in Spanish and English for diverse audiences in Washington DC.
"Because some of the actors couldn’t speak English, sometimes we would have one actor in the Spanish version, another in the English version. If the actors weren’t the same size, we needed two sets of…
Latino Heritage Tour: Latin American Youth Center: Founded in 1968, the Latin American Youth Center became a central space for Hispanic youth engagement, education, and empowerment.
"Very soon after I became Mama Suann. They saw me as their mother. I was the one who was there for them. We had social services. We went to court with them. The Drop-in Center really evolved into…
Latino Heritage Tour: Spanish Catholic Center: For over 50 years, the Spanish Catholic Center has provided a variety of social services to the Hispanic community in DC, serving immigrants from a place of faith.
“It was a safe place. And I think that that was part of the attraction of a place like the Capilla Latina and subsequently the Centro Catolico (the Spanish Catholic Center) where people felt welcomed,…
Latino Heritage Tour: Businesses in El Barrio: Mount Pleasant Street, 18th Street, and Columbia Road’s layered histories involve Hispanic-owned businesses, cultural expression, and community identity.
“Mt. Pleasant was the place to go on the weekends if you worked, for example. I remember Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Road were the corridor to walk. A lot of folks would come out. We used to think it…
Latino Heritage Tour: La Clinica Del Pueblo: For nearly 40 years, La Clinica Del Pueblo has offered the Latin American community personalized medical care and culturally sensitive support in their transition to America.
“The idea was to go out into the [refugee] community and bring in the same people that came for consultations who were interested in the themes of prevention and cure…to help participants understand…