H Street History Presentation

Here's the modified "press release":

NE DC Historical Society Meets This Sunday, May 20, 2007

Come join us this Sunday, May 20, 2007 as we continue to explore the history of our Northeast Washington communities- -past, present, and in years to come. Our community focus will be "H Street."

Place: Laboratory 1 of The Atlas Performing Arts Center1333 H Street

Date: Sunday, May 20th

Time: 2-4 pm

Admission: Free and Open to All

Presentations will include:"An Overview of the History of the Greater H Street Neighborhood", by Richard Layman"The Swampoodle Neighborhood" by Kathleen Lane. The Swampoodle neighborhood was located in what is today the Union Station railyard. Some of Ms. Lane's ancestors lived in Swampoodle and then relocated onto H Street after the neighborhood was razed. She wrote her master's thesis on the neighborhood. And, "The History of Union Station" by Bill Wright. Mr. Wright is writing his dissertation on the history of this great railroad station, which opened in 1907 and has experienced decline and rebirth in the 100 years since.