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Wakefield (Washington, D.C.)

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the burgeoning growth along Connecticut Avenue. To support the growing population in Wakefield and surrounding neighborhoods, a Piggly Wiggly grocery store was built in 1928 on the west side of Connecticut just south of Albemarle, and the Chevy Chase Park N' Shop - the first modern shopping center and sports complex in the area, with an A&P, Peoples, Woolworth's, Best's, an ice skating rink, and a bowling alley - was built in 1938 on the east side of the same block.
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The area was first developed in the 1930s by R.B. Warren, who built 100 brick homes between Nebraska and Connecticut north of Albemarle and named the new neighborhood "Wakefield", after the plantation where George Washington was born. This new residential development was part of, and contributed to,
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In May, 2014, the Washington Post reported that Wakefield had become one of the most popular neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. according to the real-estate listing service MRIS. Homes in Wakefield appreciated more than any other neighborhood in the District in the 12 months to July 2015, up 42
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Helm, Judith Beck. Tenleytown, D.C., Country Village into City Neighborhood. Tennally Press, Washington, D.C. 2nd ed. pg 208
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Wakefield remains a residential enclave today, in close proximity to the commercial centers at Van Ness,
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Intersection of Chesapeake St. and 36th St. NW, July 2021, in Wakefield
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Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Map of Washington, D.C., with Wakefield highlighted in red
Washington, D.C.
38°56′58.89″N 077°04′17.61″W / 38.9496917°N 77.0715583°W / 38.9496917; -77.0715583
United States
Washington, D.C.
Matthew Frumin

Northwest
Washington, D.C.
Van Ness-UDC
Tenleytown-AU
Washington Metro
Red Line
Tenleytown
Chevy Chase DC
Ben W. Murch Elementary School
Engine Company 31
"We Begin"
"DCFD Department History"
cite web
link
"A look at the 10 hottest neighborhoods in Washington, D.C."
The Washington Post
ISSN
0190-8286
"Data shows what's hot and not in D.C. real estate"
The Washington Post
ISSN
0190-8286

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