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Groundbreaking Spellman House

Groundbreaking Spellman House

A View from the Lakes was an exhibition on the Lakeland community mounted by Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission for Black History Month 2009. Image is of Agnes Harrison Gross

Groundbreaking for Spellman House apartments part of urban renewal redevelopment

May 16, 1958 program held at First Baptist Church of College Park. Artists were community members and friends

The Lakeland Community Heritage Project worked with The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to produce the exhibition, “A View from the Lakes: A History of the African American Community of Lakeland.” The exhibit was mounted at Montpelier Cultural Arts Center in Laurel, Maryland, in February 2009. Photographs and memorabilia were used to tell the community’s story, including the strong religious, educational, and cultural ties that evolved and have sustained the community for nearly 120 years. Photographs from the exhibition can be viewed in the Lakeland Room of the College Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Avenue.

In City Council Chamber at Knox Road

Published by Leon Weiner and Associates

Unit diagram


An introductory page for advertisements.


HUD financed apartment building erected as part of the urban renewal program in Lakeland. Accompanying document to Press Release on Spellman House, includes drawing/rendering.

Second Urban Renewal Purchase Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blue. The property purchased was a vacant lot located on Albany Ave. Pictured with them is Dan Boone, Urban Renewal Assistant Director/ Real Estate Specialist the photographer noted was Jack Callahan, Urban Renewal Director

Lakeland: African Americans in College Park

Roster names James (Chink) Gray, Gary Silver, George Randall, Micky Corbin, Rich Thomas, Doug Few, Tommy Jones, Rick Holt, Jeff Briscoe, Sonny Green, Scott Foncannon, Dean Shifflet, Derek Zimer

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Ad proof from Prince Georges Journal newspaper for Berkley Townhomes
The directory continued, and the rightmost page begins the advertisement section.

Cover proof for publication with Arcadia Press, 0229
The exterior of the brochure, with names of those who'd passed away and a note of thanks to those who made the reunion happen. The brochure also contains a history of the school, the program, and list of the members of the class.
The front cover contains logistical information such as time and place., There is a dinner menu and schedule of the night, and a poem titled "Building," about the future and dreams.


Groundbreaking for Spellman House page 3. Duplicate of item-02496.
The exterior pages of the brochure, detailing the reunion. There is also an "In memoriam" section for students and school faculty who had passed away beforehand. The interior pages of the brochure - with a short history of Lakeland Junior/Senior High School, the program, and a list of the members of the class.


Font and back of brochure





Baltimore Avenue at Navahoe St

College Park Dinner
Brown's Grove Christmas trees and more

Gives City's review of urban renewal project history. This was the start of major urban renewal project redevelopment. April 7, 1981