Meet the 88-Year-Old Brentwood Flashes Player
Harrison “Mickey” Thomas hasn’t played for the Brentwood Flashes since 1954, but he recently got a new team shirt.
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The Freedom Rider Who Got His Start at the Hyattsville Theatre
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithSometime in March of 1960, a Howard University student named Hank Thomas tried to buy a movie ticket at the Hyattsville Theatre. It was the beginning of civil rights history.
The Route 1 Resident Who Founded Clemson University
/in Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithA former resident of what is now Mount Rainier went on to found Clemson University in 1889, inspired in part by his experiences in the area.
The Hyattsville Wire’s Most-Read Stories of 2020
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge/by Alison BeckwithAmid a pandemic and an economic downturn, we put together the most-read stories on the Hyattsville Wire in 2020 .
A Look Back at North Brentwood’s Sandlot Baseball Team
/in Brentwoods/by Alison BeckwithThe Brentwood Flashes were part of a national network of African-American teams, sometimes referred to as sandlot baseball, that flourished from the 1920s to the 1950s. The teams were a central part of the community at a time when professional baseball was segregated.
After 73 Years, Route 1’s Oldest Jewish Congregation Disbands
/in Hyattsville, Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithThe area’s oldest Jewish congregation will formally disband next week after 73 years on the Route 1 corridor.
Here’s How to See Mount Rainier’s Historic 1850s Spring
/in Mount Rainier/by Alison BeckwithThe well around a natural spring that was used by a nearby farm and early residents of Mount Rainier can still be seen today at the corner of 33rd and Shepherd streets.
Hyattsville Seeks New Name Suggestions for Magruder Park
/in Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithThe city of Hyattsville is asking residents to submit their ideas to rename Magruder Park.
The Forgotten Plan for the Route 1 Streetcar Line
/in College Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park/by Alison BeckwithMore than a century ago, some Maryland residents had an idea for a way to connect Baltimore and Washington through mass transit — and coming right through the Route 1 corridor to do it.
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