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Washington, D.C., circa 1920. "York Auto Supply Co., Georgia and New Hampshire Avenues N.W." National Photo glass negative. View full size.
I posted a brief history of this site a while ago, which you can read here.
That is a cool looking piece if it is, when I first looked I thought it might be a vacuum! Like to put that up in the front drive.
From all the frost on the windows, I'd say the building had very little heat or none at all.
[I feel like such an old geezer explaining this. But: That would probably be soap on the windows. The glass is obscured because, sign notwithstanding, the place is still under construction and not open for business yet. - Dave]
I like the sign in the background, lower left: "Free Air."
This is today the location of the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Station.
The place looks decidedly closed, despite the sign. All that remains of the site today are the three row houses visible at the right. They have lost their porches and the brick is now painted. With its angular shape, large areas of plate glass and horizontal lines, this building really foreshadowed a lot of gas stations that were to follow in the '50s.
Still under construction, despite the sign. I wonder what brand-new yet antique equipment is in the crates. Love the ancient gas pump.
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