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New building facades coming to Park Road
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Spotted this on the Columbia Heights Yahoo Listserve, sounds like a good idea. A lot of those facades are pretty beat up, aside from Pho 14. Neighborhood Businesses Build New Facades on the 1400 block of Park Road Mayor, Councilman join in groundbreaking ceremony WASHINGTON, DC [CapitalWirePR] July 14, 2010- On Wednesday, July 21st at…

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Wednesday History: Sholl’s Cafeteria, 1946
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The third in the Wednesday History series is this 1946 photo of Sholl’s Georgian Cafeteria located at 3027 Georgia Ave NW, which is about where the CVS at 14th and Irving is now. I assume this is the same Sholl as owned the much beloved Sholl’s Colonial Cafeteria in the West End (near Foggy Bottom),…

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No more going west on Park Road past 14th!
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View Larger Map Kind of a weird thing uncovered on the Columbia Heights listserve: if you’re heading west on Park Road, at 14th Street you won’t be able to continue straight, you’re forced to make a right turn. There are concrete islands there blocking it. The idea is to alleviate traffic, and people who want…

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