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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Prince George's County Council Member |leader_name = Will Campos |leader_title1 = Director, Action Langley Park |leader_name1 = Bill Hanna |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 2.6 |area_land_km2 = 2.6 |area_water_km2 = 0.0 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 18755 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 46 |elevation_ft = 151 |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |latd = 38 |latm = 59 |lats = 39 |latNS = N |longd = 76 |longm = 58 |longs = 54 |longEW = W |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 20783, 20787 |area_code = 301 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 24-45525 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0597659 |website = |footnotes = }} Langley Park is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is located inside the Capital Beltway, on the northwest edge of Prince George's County, bordering Montgomery County, Maryland. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 18,755. The "International Corridor," a commercial zone along University Boulevard at the southern end of Langley Park, is close to the University of Maryland, College Park, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park. It is included in the Prince George's County Enterprise Zone. Many of the shops and restaurants along the International Corridor represent the community's multi-ethnic heritages, from Central America, West Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and many other parts of the world. Two transit station locations on the proposed Purple Line are being planned to serve Langley Park. One is at the Montgomery/Prince George's county line, at New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard ("Takoma/Langley Crossroads"), and was recently named the most dangerous intersection in Maryland for pedestrians. The danger is due to crossings of these six-lane routes mid-block at curbside bus stops. The other proposed station is at Riggs Road and University Boulevard. The current bus system issues more transfers at these two intersections than at any other Prince George's County location not yet served by a Metro station. The multi-cultural diversity of the International Corridor area has attracted the attention of the State of Maryland, the University of Maryland, the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments (COG), Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning (M-NCPPC), Prince George's and Montgomery counties, and national think tanks such as the Brookings Institution. Community assets identified by these and other stakeholders include a large concentration or clustering of international restaurants, grocery stores, nightclubs, retail stores, and micro-enterprises, all of which help to define the unique character of the neighborhood. Additionally, a number of community groups have formed to represent a broad range of community interests. Many of these community groups focus on the unique social issues of the area, particularly as they relate to the stock of rental housing, youth, health, immigration, jobs, pedestrian and bicycle safety, transit, business development, and community economic development. ==History== "Langley Park" refers to the Langley Park estate established in 1923 by the McCormick-Goodhart family in the Chillum District of Prince George's County. The name McCormick-Goodhart represented the linking of one of Chicago's oldest families, that of Cyrus McCormick, with that of British barrister Frederick E. McCormick-Goodhart. Frederick's wife Henrietta (Nettie) was the daughter of Leander J. McCormick, a brother of Cyrus.〔"Sues for Loss of Love of M'cormick-Goodhart," The Washington Post, Apr 28, 1925, p. 8.〕 They named the estate "Langley Park" after the Goodharts' ancestral home in Kent, England. In 1924, they erected an , 28-room Georgian Revival mansion, designed by architect George Oakley Totten, Jr., at a cost of $100,000. It remains a community landmark at 8151 15th Ave.〔(Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, "Inventory of Historic Sites" (Prince George's County), Entry 65-007, p. 36 (retrieved Sep 7, 2008) ).〕 CASA of Maryland purchased the property in 2009, making the site its home base,〔 and a Multicultural Community Center is now open in the mansion.〔("Where We Are Now," by CASA de MD, "CASA de MD.org," April 2010 (accessed July 14, 2010) ).〕 This property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 2008.〔(National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Registration Form for Langley Park (PG#65-7) (retrieved Sep 7, 2008) ).〕 During the late 1930s-early 1940s, Leander McCormick-Goodhart, son of Frederick and Nettie, served as personal assistant to Ambassador Lord Lothian and supervisor of American Relief to Great Britain through the British embassy.〔Obituary of Leander McCormick-Goodhart, ''The Washington Post, Times Herald'', Dec 18, 1965, p. E4.〕 As a result, the Langley Park estate became a regular site of social activities related to the British embassy including hosting the regular games of the Washington Cricket Club and, in June 1941, a British Relief Country Fair.〔"Local Cricketers Play Ripping Game But Lose, 106-59," ''The Washington Post'', May 24, 1939, p. 20.〕〔"British Relief Country Fair," ''The Washington Post'', May 18, 1941, p. SC9.〕 The estate was first subdivided during and immediately after World War II, and was developed as a planned community by Pierre Ghent & Associates of Washington, D.C. The last major section would be developed in 1963. Because of the wartime and immediate postwar demand for housing, the estate was quickly developed for low-rise apartment homes, semi-detached, and single family homes. Starting in 1949, a 1,542 garden apartment complex, Langley Park Apartments, now located along 14th Avenue, was built to house the exploding postwar population.〔"4000 Apartment Units Planned," ''The Washington Post'', Feb 6, 1949, p. R4.〕 That same year, M.T. Broyhill and Sons started building on a tract for 600 single family homes to be priced at around $10,000. These homes now lie north of Merrimac Drive. Both the apartments and homes were completed and occupied by June 1951.〔"Two Virginia Builders Plan 1850 Homes in 1950," ''The Washington Post'', Jan 8, 1950, p. R1.〕 In 1951, plans were unveiled for 500 additional multi-family rental dwellings and a , $4 million shopping center.〔"Shopping Center, Homes Will be Next Projects," ''The Washington Post'', Apr 22, 1951, p. R1.〕 In 1963, the last major segment of the Langley Park estate opened for development. It was a parcel located directly around the manor house. It had been acquired in 1947 from the McCormick-Goodhart family by the Eudist Order for use as a seminary. The property was acquired for $900,000 by developers, who built the 400-unit Willowbrook Apartments on the site and opened them the following year.〔"McCormick-Goodhart Tract Sold for Apartment Complex," ''The Washington Post, Times Herald'', Aug 17, 1963, p. E10.〕〔"Developers Relax at Willowbrook," ''The Washington Post, Times Herald'', Aug 8, 1964, p. C9.〕 The mansion then operated until the early 1990s as Willowbrook Montessori School. The Langley Park Elementary School, now known as Langley Park-McCormick School, opened in 1950, at 15th Avenue and Merrimac Drive.〔"Work on Langley Park School Moves Ahead," ''The Washington Post'', Jan 26, 1950, p. B1.〕 In 1988, Leander McCormick-Goodhart, real estate developer and descendent of the estate owners, sent the school a $10,000 donation after receiving an invitation to attend a school event.〔"Langley Park School's Invitation Gets RSVP in the Form of $10,000," ''The Washington Post'', Jan 21, 1988, p. MD1.〕 That same year, 60 percent of the school population of 610 students was foreign born from 45 different countries and spoke 27 languages.〔"Langley Park School Bridges Cultures," ''The Washington Post'', Sep 22, 1988, p. MD21.〕 In 1955, Langley Park was "the fastest growing trade area in Metropolitan Washington", with 200,000 people located within a radius. Affordable housing attracted a community consisting mostly of young couples with families. In the following decades, Langley Park became a middle-class enclave of predominantly European-American, Jewish residents.〔"Langley Park: Coping With Change," by Gwen Ifill, ''The Washington Post'', Aug 26, 1984, p. 35.〕 During the 1970s, after desegregation, increasing numbers of African Americans moved into the community. Although some established families remained, the white population declined due to white flight to the outer suburbs. In 1970, the first language of 6.1 percent was Spanish; by 1980 that number had climbed to 13.4 percent.〔"Langley Park Bridging Age and Language Gaps," by Keith Harriston, ''The Washington Post'', Nov 14, 1987, p. E1.〕 During the 1980s, Hispanic and Caribbean immigrants from countries such as El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Jamaica and elsewhere in the West Indies led a new wave of migration into the community. In addition, Asian and African immigrants from places like Vietnam, India, Ethiopia and Nigeria settled into the area. It proved to be an attractive locale for immigrants due to the availability of affordable housing that could also accommodate families. The integration of these new groups into Langley Park reflected a larger trend of increased migration to the Greater Washington area during the 1980s and 1990s. By 1990, the area was 40 percent Hispanic. At the same time, the area suffered through a period of physical decline and increases in crime. During the 1980s, the community struggled with blighted residential and commercial areas. The apartment complexes experienced substantial turnover in occupancy. Residents in the 14th Avenue and Kanawha Street area in particular were subjected to "open air drug markets" and other criminal activity. Long-time residents and the new immigrant communities were both victims of crime. Some homeowners organized to address neighborhood concerns about rising crime. For the 1988–89 school year, bus service for children who lived in walking distance to school was implemented to ensure their safety. Police also increased their presence in the community. Apartment complexes, under new management, initiated safety measures to discourage drug activity such as installing new lighting, security doors and maintaining general upkeep of their properties. At the same time, police in Prince George's County conducted multiple raids in an effort to shut down drug activity in the county. By 1991, officials were taking note of an increase in illegal immigrants from Central America, and day laborers were beginning to become a common sight on area streets.〔"Hispanics Carve Niche in P.G.," by Jim Naughton, ''The Washington Post'', Aug 19, 1991, p. A1.〕 By the mid-2000s, it had become a center for MS-13 gang activity in the state, along with nearby Takoma Park.〔(Gangs in Maryland )〕 There is also an increase in Bloods in the area, also in the county as a whole. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Langley Park, Maryland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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