In 1962, the Heurich Brewery was torn down to make room for entrance ramps for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge and for what became the Kennedy Center.

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Dinah on Settling Herself Down

I never rode school buses as a kid, only public buses, so this was all new to me when I started...

Taddesse on Tad’s Grocery

I tell you, opening your own business is really hard work. I had to learn a lot, and still lear...

Donald on His Grandfather, Levi Wright

The history that I am particularly fond of is that of my grandfather, Levi Wright. He didn't ta...

Abdullah Muhammad on Being Reformed

It's nice to see all of these other food trucks in the city these days. They are welcome to sta...

Todd on Sign Language

Who would have guessed that I would have had all of these amazing experience through learning a...