(Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)On the avenueOn a weekend day, Arlandria’s appeal is clear. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)Latino youths play soccer on an artificial field in the Arlandria neighborhood of Alexandria. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)In the 1990s, gangs, street crime and drug-dealing led to clashes between immigrants and African American residents. Mannequins outside of Fashion Girl, a tiny store on a rented front port adjacent to a family home in the Arlandria neighborhood. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)A woman walks down the street in front of the Tiger Market grocery and deli.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2019 19:46 UTC