Lyon Park Centennial

P R O C L A M A T I O N

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LYON PARK CENTENNIAL

WHEREAS, the Lyon Park neighborhood was established in 1919 and is recognized as one of Arlington County’s earliest 20th century planned communities with a diverse range of architectural styles and building forms; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park is an example of one of the many residential subdivisions that emerged in Arlington County after WWI to support the burgeoning population flocking to the nation’s capital and its suburbs; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park was one of the first Arlington County suburbs platted by developer Frank Lyon between 1919 and 1951; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park is recognized as a historic neighborhood in the National Register of Historic Places, representing the themes of architecture and community planning popular during the years from 1891 to 1953; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park sponsors a wide range of community events, including a Halloween Bonfire, a spring fair, home and garden tours, community-wide chili cook-offs and pancake breakfasts, cupcake sales, holiday parties and food truck festivals; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park is home to active citizen organizations such as the Lyon Park Citizens Association, the Lyon Park Woman’s Club and the Lyon Park Community Center’s Board of Governors, working to foster pride and enhance the neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, Lyon Park endeavors to create a community in which each person is important by recognizing its past history of excluding some people from the community and by continuing to dialogue about race and equity, relying on research and learning from other organizations and people and having the conversations, engagement and education needed to share information about disparities; and

WHEREAS, it is important to celebrate the role of history in our lives and the contributions made by dedicated community members in Lyon Park to preserve the aspects of the heritage that has shaped us as a people;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christian Dorsey, Chair of the Arlington County Board, Virginia do hereby proclaim October 2019 as the month of the

LYON PARK CENTENNIAL

and call upon the residents of Lyon Park and the rest of Arlington County to recognize and celebrate this special observance.

Christian Dorsey

Chair