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Peoples Drug No. 2: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 3:30pm.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "People's Drug Store, 7th and E Sts." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
The Lions and Sashes Survived!
Submitted by mistermuleboy on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 11:00am.
Careful examination of the building (from another angle) shows the continued vitality of those lion faces and stone "sashes":
Insurance man
Submitted by carolelinda on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 4:06pm.
The man in the third floor window of the Washington Insurance Agency appears as if he is looking right down at the person taking this photo. I like the looks of the old building so much better.
Moneyball
Submitted by Mr Mel on Thu, 11/10/2011 - 11:07am.
Devoting a full window to cigars shows where the profits are.
Shorpy Detective Agency
Submitted by perpster on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 3:43pm.
Pre air conditioning, awnings were a key method of temperature control. They're also a good way of identifying south-facing sides of buildings for Shorpy Detective Agency operatives.
Dick Tracy villains
Submitted by jimchig on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 11:37am.
Two Face and the One Legged Blur!
Security Chain
Submitted by Creading on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:28am.
This might be the first time I can remember seeing a bicycle chained to something in these early Shorpy photographs! Must be a bad neighborhood?
Like the Cheese Shop sketch
Submitted by jsmakbkr on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 4:08am.
The display windows of People's Drug Store No. 2 are certainly uncontaminated by drugs.
All grown up now
Submitted by Jrrd73 on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 6:38pm.
Ubiquitous Awnings
Submitted by msg on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 4:54pm.
Awning sales and service must have been big business back then.
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