Marvin Caplan Park

Set in Shepherd Park between Alaska Avenue, Holly Street, and 13th Street NW, the parcel is dedicated to Marvin Caplan, who co-founded Neighbors, Inc. to combat discriminatory housing practices and blockbusting before directing the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. On an ordinary afternoon, it serves as a straightforward neighborhood pause—roomy enough for dog walks and scrambling up low branches, with residential quiet on one side and the steady hum of passing street traffic on the other.