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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

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

Washington's First Convention Center

The Little Shop That Survived

The Elegant Palais Royal Department Store

Grogan's Furniture Store on 7th Street NW

Center Market's Chaotic Exuberance

Chevy Chase Ice Palace