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Nov 27, 2011

Behind the Name: Kalorama Heights

A neighborhood’s name is part of its identity. Adoption of it, or aversion to it, can say a lot about where a place is going — and where it came from. Today, we’ll look at the genesis of “Kalorama Heights.”

 
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