The national whig., 1847-06-09
wASHINGTON AS 1T IS.
June, 1847,
PENNsYLyANIAAVENUE.

NO IL.
Crossing Third street, westwardly. on the
North side Of Pennsylvania avenue, we come
10 Gadsby's Hotel. large five story building
including basement. Il stands on the corner
and extends over 100 feet on each street. On
the same side Of Sd street, a few doors north is
Beers Temperance Hotel, fine four story
double. brick building. There are seventeen
brick houses on the north side Of the avenue
between Sd and Al streets. They are chiefly
two and four story buildings. Only three
frames are found on this side Of the square and
they are occupied by confectionery shops.
About midway Of the square is the celebrated
Jackson Hall erected a year or TWO ago by
Blair and Rives, the publishers Of the old
Globe newspaper, and The publishers now of
the Congressional Globe. II is three lofty
the first story are TWO storerooms-one occu,
pied by the office OF the Congressional Globe
and the other by Caton's excellent new gro
Gerry establishment. The second story is a fine
ball room in which the City Assemblies have
been held one season. The third story is the
head quarters Of the Washington City Demo
cracy or the Jackson Association. The entrance
to The ball room and the association room is
from the alley. In the rear of this building
stands the spacious printing Office Of the Con
gressional Globe.
After leaving Gadsby's, the lower story Of
which is occupied by Lottery Office, Duvall
s. Brothers. Tailoring establishment, Gadsby's
Saloon, SIC, and passing the Lottery Office OF
John w. Bronaugh, the long known Grocery
Store Of Upperman, &C., we come TO Birch's
q. S. Hoel which is a spacious building COM
prising three four story buildings adjoining
each other, with the stem Of the letter L run.
ming in the rear in which is the dining room,
&c In the first story of this hotel, is Brown
ing's Tailoring establishment. Next door
westward Of the United States Hotel is a spa
cious and lofty building belonging to John
Donoho, at present partly occupied by Van
Loan & Chase's admirable Daguerrean rooms.
Passing what is called the Shades next door,
and Jackson Hall, we come to the Office Of The
Colonization Society, Fowler's Tailor's shop,
fyson's Segar Store, several unoccuped stores,
Brenner's dry goods store, Templeman's book
| store, with the Canton Tea Agency, and
Throop's engraving establishment above stairs,
and the Baltimore Sun Office on the corner Of
Al street. Many private families reside in tile
upper parts Of these buildings. Over the Bal
timore Sun Office is the Odeon theatre room.
Going back with US TO the corner of the Av-
enue and Sd street, on the south side Of the
avenue, we meet with McDermotl's s. carriage
mandatory, which occupies a large frame
front, and extensive buildings in the rear, and
MAYORS tin and sheet iron establishment. On
this side Of the Avenue are eight frame, and
eleven brick buildings. Among the latter are
Mrs. Holmead's commodious four story board
ing house, nearly opposite Gadsby's; Mrs.
Scou's boarding house, nearly opposite the U.
States; and Mrs. Mounts boarding house on
the corner Of The Avenue and four and half
street. Also on this face Of the square is found
Sims & Sons long established and favorite
Grocery establishment, the residence and Office
Of Dr.. Mcconnell the Dentist, the Cabinet
makers shop Of Lee & Espy, painters shop,
a locksmith's shop, The barber shop Of p. Car
Ter Dunlap, and the favorite building known as
Shonnard's boarding house, but now unoccu-
pied. There are several other shops and stores
devoted TO other branches OF business. The
brick buildings on this side Of the Avenue are
chiefly three stories.
The foot pavements between third and four
half streets, are skirted with aourshing, tho
not very large trees--such as elms, honey To-
Gusts, naples, &c. There is fine large open
lot at the corner Of third street and Pennsylya-
MIA avenue on the south side, capable Of re-
ceiving hotelas commodious as Gadsby's.
ITO be continued.)
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