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    The Heyday of Four-and-a-Half Street Marker

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    Marker reads in part, "Around 1900 this street was the dividing line between a mostly African American community living to the east and mostly Irish, Italian, and Jewish communities to the west. Yet black and white adults came together over life's necessities in the small shops along 4½ Street. Grocers, butchers, cobblers, and merchants supplied flour and sugar, fresh meat, clothing, and dry goods. German Jewish immigrants moved in during the Civil War, living above their small businesses.This street was the center of Jewish life in Southwest, but it was never exclusive.Southwest's Jewish community produced a civic leader for the entire city, Attorney Harry S. Wender worked to make DC streets safer and to create playgrounds."

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    401-455 I Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20024

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    Katja Sipple, MA, MIS
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