Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
MANY CHANGES MADE
IN DOWNTOWN SECTION
New Stores Being Erected
Along 9th Street and Bust
ness Character Alters.

number of changes have been made
during the past few months in the build
| ings along 9th street between Pennsyl-
| vania avenue and E street. Some have
been completed for some time, as, for ex-
ample, the large structure erected by
Henry T. Offterdinger in the block be-
tween E and i Streets while a building
in the block between p and f streets
planned for two stores is receiving the
| finishing touches. At the northwest cor
ner of d street a portion of the first OF
ground floor of the building is being
adorned and adapted for the use of one
| of the Aff1eck drug stores.
At the southwest corner of 9th and G
streets a building has replaced the
old structure. 1t was designed by b.
Stanley Simmons, architect, for the own
er of the property. Mrs. Velati, and with
its succeed front on two streets and
| overhanging roof, it is typical of the
present fashion in building, both in color
and in form.
Tide of Business.
The tide of business does not stop at G
street, which is now a busy street rail-
way transfer center, but passes beyond
and toward New York avenue, several
blocks to the north While that section
of 9th street has been more or less given
up to business for years past yet there
are indications of a modern note in the
character of the buildings. 1t is under
stood the vacant ground just north of the
Victor Office building. at the corner of 9th
and Grant place, is to be improved with
structure adapted for the motion pic
ture business.
Recently the property at the southeast
corner Of 9th and II streets changed
hands. The new owner intends to make
improvements in the buildings and adapt
them for current needs. What is being
done north of G street may be looked
upon in some measure as due to the in
fluence of the marked changes in the
uses of property throughout the section
of the street between Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and G street.
Large Number of Amusements.
In that stretch of some three blocks
with it's continuation along Pennsylvania
avenue as far as 10th street and its arm
extending east on + street to 18th street
| is to be found a larger number of amuse-
ment places than in any other one sec
| ton Of the city. There are no less than
three theaters there, while the other
amusement places are movies" 1t. there
| FORE follows that great throngs Of peo-
Pile are to be found there in the evening,
| 1t is at times difficult to move along the
pavement on account of the crowds. The
| moving mass of pleasure-seekers passee
| up and down along 9th street and Penn
| sylvania avenue and along F street to 7th,
making one Of the most animated night
scenes to be found in the city.
| This is not new condition. but has
| been in existence for some time. AS
| might naturally be supposed, the change
from a deserted business section at night
time to one of buSt,e and ANNA ton has
| not been without the influence being seen
| in the character and uses of the build
| ings. Instead of dry goods and grocery
| and other retail stores there is now to
| be found a large proportion of places
which provide things to eat and drink
| and smoke.