When the late Queen Elizabeth II visited Washington, D.C. in 1991, her most memorable stop was to the Southeast neighborhood of Marshall Heights, where resident Alice Frazier made history by breaking protocol and greeting the monarch with an effusive hug.Today, signs along the neighborhood’s Drake Place SE still mark “The Queen’s Stroll,” the three-block stretch she walked to inspect homes, including Frazier’s, built for low-income home buyers.
until first lady Eleanor Roosevelt paid a visit to the neighborhood in 1934. It would later become the site of housing developments for Black veterans returning from World War II. The queen’s visit, six decades after Roosevelt’s, as poverty and drug use remained rampant, underscored how much still needed to be done to help the neighborhood thrive.
Since the civic association came back to life, Hasan-Towery said he has seen greater interest in neighborhood advocacy and involvement, particularly around the proposed Fletcher-Johnson development project. He also loves seeing residents come together for the annual Marshall Heights Day in June, featuring free food and entertainment, as well as presentations from local government agencies and services.
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