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Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, NW Washington Lynn Cabaniss' veterinary practice (Collins Memorial Animal Hospital) is situated amid recently established upscale boutiques, toney hair salons, and the legendary "Social Safeway" grocery store. To learn more about the Georgetown community, past and present, click on the following two links:
Georgetown also has a rich African-American history dating back to the mid to late 1800's known by few people, even among native Washingtonians. Georgetown at that time was considered to be a transitional neighborhood, a crossroad between black and white families. During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, black homeowners were offered high prices by real estate dealers who turned over the renovated houses to white residents. To read |
more details and view a map of this historic
section of Georgetown, 