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In 1923, the Manor Park Citizens Association formed to improve the neighborhood. Manor Park had mostly dirt roads until at least 1926. For many years, Manor Park was not connected by road to
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neighborhoods. In 1940, the Manor Park Citizens Association deemed the boundaries to be Eighth Street, Whittier Street, North Capitol Street, and Concord Street (now named Missouri Avenue).
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until Fourth and Fifth Streets were extended to connect the two neighborhoods in 1926.
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Manor Park in July 2018. Taken at the intersection of 1st PL NW and Longfellow St NW
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Residential and not very suburban, Manor Park is largely characterized by
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train tracks to the east, Rittenhouse Street NW to the north, and
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to the south. Manor Park borders the adjacent neighborhoods of
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Map of Washington, D.C., with Manor Park highlighted in red
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February 8, 1926. p. 2. 129:is a neighborhood in Ward 4 of 31:needs additional citations for 344:. March 15, 1926. p. 18. 226:Fort Slocum (Washington, D.C.) 1: 461: 415: 1364:. 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