druid heights community development corporation

The commission's decision removes another obstacle to the planned demolition of the house, which several of Calloway's descendants resisted.

Razing the stretch of dilapidated rowhomes where the Cab Calloway spent his teenage years will make way for a park that supporters say will revitalize Druid Heights and honor Calloway’s legacy. But the musician’s descendants stand divided, some locked in a bitter dispute with park planners and leading last-ditch efforts to save the structure at 2216 Druid Hill Ave.

Community is presented with two possible designs for the proposed Cab Calloway Square.