Discussion Points for the Videotape: "Old Anacostia: Views, Visions of an Urban Community"

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. DISCUSSION POINTS FOR THE VIDEOTAPE "OLD ANACOSTI A: VIEWS, VISIONS OF AN URBAN COMMUNITY" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1987 3:30 P-M. I AM PLEASED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS VIDEO PRODUCTION FOCUSING ON THE OLD ANACOSTIA AREA- TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE ANACOSTIA AREA INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITIES TO THE EAST' OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE EAST OF THE ANACOSTIA RIVER, OLD ANACOSTIA IS A WELL DEFINED COMMUNITY LOCATED IN WARD 6. IN FACT, IT WAS THE ONLY AREA EAST OF THE RIVER UNTIL RECENTLY, LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS. THE ANACOSTIA AREA IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A LOT OF PHYSICAL CHANGES- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ARE VERY MUCH IN