A Little Slice Of Paradise In Washington

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 17, 1995| Author: COURTLAND MILLOY | Copyright information

Paradise at Parkside used to be like Potomac Gardens. That is to say, it was a public housing complex where drug dealers ruled and gunfire was a daily occurrence. Today, the drug gangs are gone from Paradise, the abandoned buildings have been restored, and the property has been beautifully landscaped.

The very name Paradise, unlike Potomac Gardens, finally seems appropriate.

In what had been one of Washington's worst "Dodge City" neighborhoods, the children of Paradise now play w...

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