Then&Now: 14th Street 1927
4 02 2010Not a single building in this photo remains today on this stretch of 14th street NW right near the White House. Today the block is occupied by the JW Marriott hotel leaving little in terms of street front retail. The building in the background is the Munsey Building which was demolished in the 80s.
The signs in the photo for Bassin’s Cafeteria and Lounge are just the type of creative and stylistic retail signs we loved from back then. [Photo: Rockcreek]
Apparently someone doesn’t agree with you. I love these old signs but there seems to be a dearth of creative signage in this city. Or just signage in genreal for that matter. It contributes the Disneyesque feel of downtown. Not good IMHO.
Not true, the tall building at extreme left is the National Press Club building, which received a new exterior treatment and other changes in the 1980’s.