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Pianos and the Golden Age of DC Music Stores

The Holmes Modern Bakery, one of DC's largest

A Closer Look: F Street, heart of the old downtown, in the 19th century

The Odd Fellows Hall, a social center on Seventh Street for 170 years

W.B. Moses & Sons, once Washington's largest furniture store

How Sweet It Was: Washington's Great Caterer-Confectioners

The Arcade in Columbia Heights, “Washington’s Madison Square Garden"

Washington City’s Old Curiosity Shop

Garfinckel's, Washington's Fashion Arbiter

Kann's Department Store: The Low-Cost Favorite

The boom-and-bust history of the National Bank of Washington building

Bertram's Pipe Shop on 14th Street

The Once-Ubiquitous Peoples Drug Stores

Henry King's 7th Street "Palace"

Bread For The City: Shaw's Historic Bakeries

Woodies, the Sentimental Favorite

Washington's First Convention Center

The Little Shop That Survived

The Elegant Palais Royal Department Store

Grogan's Furniture Store on 7th Street NW