THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)
THEN AND NOW 2400,2500, and 3100 14th STREET NW COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
By Larry Rosen –

THEN
2400 BLOCK 14th STREET NW( Even Numbers) 1965 DC City Directory
(Between Belmont and Chapin Street.)
2400 Sauber’s Clothing
2402 Am Liquor Store
2404 Honey Ball Restaurant
2406 International Clothing
2408 Rosie palmist
2410 Belmont Radio & Telev Service
2412 Belmont Shoe Service
2414 Belmont Radio & Television Service
2416 Temple Grill
2418 Crystal Art & Import
2420 Coin Laundry Service
2422 Atlas Cleaners
2428 Eddie Leonard Sandwich Shop (part of chain)

NOW

All stores of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot
New stores built,and block called NEHEMIAH Center housing new tenants.All of these stores are presently closed.
LATEST NEWS—Center will be developed into condominiums with ground level retail
Existing store structures will probably be demolished.

THEN
2500 BLOCK 14TH STREET NW (Even Numbers)April 1, 1968
2500 Chaconas Florist
2502 Clifton Liquor
2504 The Nuggett Club
2506 Ling Cafeteria
2510 Blue Ribbon Dry Cleaner
2514 Clifton Manor Apartments
2516 C & E Carry Out
2518 Smith Pharmacy@
2520 A & B Barber Shop
2522 Tower Cleaners
2526 Victoria Apartments
2530 Atlantic Foreign Car Parts

All store structures of above businesses were demolished after the DC 68 riot April 4,1968

NOW

BOYS and GIRLS CLUB (Sole occupant on the entire block)
@Many Central Alumni will remember the original Smith Pharmacy located on the corner of 14th and Clifton (East side)in present Clifton Terrace Apartments.
Smith’s Pharmacy was eventually moved across the street,near middle of the block-west side to 2518 14th Street,NW.
I purchased the pharmacy in 1959,which was burned down on April 5,1968 during the DC riot triggered by the assassination of Doctor King.
Central high became Cardoza High,and non segregated in 1950

THEN 3100 14TH STREET NW (EVEN NUMBERS) 1965 DC Directory

(Irving intersects)
3100 Kay Jewelers
3102 Triplex Shoe Store
3110 Lerner Shops
3112 Irving men’s clothing
3114 Beyda’s formal clothing
3120 Grayson’s clothing
3122 Standard Drug Company
3124 Crosby Shoes
3128 GC Murphy department store
(Kenyon intersects)
Above stores of businesses demolished)
NOW 3100 14TH STREET NW

(DC USA 540,000 square foot retail and entertainment complex)
Committed Tenants
Target
Best Buy
Bed Bath and Beyond
Washington Sports club
Modells
Staples
Marshalls

(Other nationally known tenants pending)

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD
LOCATED NW QUADRANT OF THE DISTRICT,BORDERED BY 16TH STREET TO THE WEST,SPRING ROAD TO THE NORTH,SHERMAN AVENUE TO THE EAST AND FLORIDA AVENUE(CALLED BOUNDARY STREET UP UNTIL 1890,WHEN CITY GREW BEYOND ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES) TO THE SOUTH. (WASHINGTON POST ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT MARCH 7,2008)