The Untold History of Cleveland Park

Thursday, May 2, 6:15-7:30pm The Untold History of Cleveland Park Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave NW Registration is optional, but helpful.  Register for this program here.   Join Bob Ward, chairman of Cleveland Park Smart Growth, as he explains the data and legal frameworks of Cleveland Park’s past, looking at census data, maps of covenants in the area, and historical news coverage to discover factors that contributed to the emergence of a largely white and relatively wealthy Cleveland Park.  Bob has been active in his neighborhood in a variety of ways, primarily focused on enhancing the Connecticut Avenue commercial area. His goal is to make Cleveland Park and the surrounding neighborhoods more walkable and multi-modal, more vibrant and more equitable. Professionally, Bob owns a market research firm that serves corporate, trade association, and non-profit clients. Visit undesigndc.org to learn more about this and other programs presented in conjunction with Undesign the Redline, an exhibit about national and local housing discrimination on display at the Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library through July 11, 2024.  Questions?  Email undesigndc@gmail.com. Joy Bates Boyle