Columbia Heights in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Pleasant: The Immigrants' Journey
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013
1. Mount Pleasant: The Immigrants' Journey Marker
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Mount Pleasant: The Immigrants' Journey. . Low cost housing in Mount Pleasant in the decades following World War II made it an ideal place for immigrants to the area. Refugees fleeing World War II and the Cold War in Eastern Europe were the first group to arrive. A small Czech community lived along Park Road until the 1990s. In the 1980s refugees from wars in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua found a home in Mount Pleasant. Good wages , often ten times as high as in their native countries , continue to lure immigrants from Central America. By the late 1990s, 30 percent of Mount Pleasant's population was Latino, adding flavor to the many grocery stores, restaurants and vendors along Mount Pleasant Street.
Low cost housing in Mount Pleasant in the decades following World War II made it an ideal place for immigrants to the area. Refugees fleeing World War II and the Cold War in Eastern Europe were the first group to arrive. A small Czech community lived along Park Road until the 1990s. In the 1980s refugees from wars in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua found a home in Mount Pleasant. Good wages — often ten times as high as in their native countries — continue to lure immigrants from Central America. By the late 1990s, 30 percent of Mount Pleasant's population was Latino, adding flavor to the many grocery stores, restaurants and vendors along Mount Pleasant Street.
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC. (Marker Number 8.)
Location. 38° 55.899′ N, 77° 2.178′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Columbia Heights. Marker is at the intersection of Park Road Northwest and 16th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling
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west on Park Road Northwest. Beside 3301 16th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3301 16th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013
2. Mount Pleasant: The Immigrants' Journey Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013
3. Mount Pleasant: The Immigrants' Journey Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 14, 2013
4. 3301 16th Street NW
Marker is in the lower right corner.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 15, 2013
5. The Immigrants' Journey Sculpture by Michael K. Ross 2004
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 18, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.