Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-24
OLD SEVENTH STREET.
"reminiscences of the Early Growth Of
That Highway.
BY JAMES CRoGGON.

across places in which the tavern was as
ISOLATED with the grocery, confectionery,
fruit or other business. Indeed, there
was one place on Pennsylvania avenue
boarding house than as tavern and fruit
store and for it's fine flower garden
Between B ana streets there were
the taverns of E. Hoffman, NJ Las
key, the Steamboat Hotel, kept by
Thomas Lloyd, and the Longboat Hotel,
latter had been conducting such a
house on Union street, near the 9th
street wharf for many years. R Sheek-
ellis. L. Cannon and NJ. Powell were in
the tavern business. some Of them in
connection with groceries.
Incident at Tavern Fire.
In this decade John H. clarvoe con-
Quoted tavern called the Mechanics
Union. which was burned, with other
buildings. in 1889. At that time, in
throwing the bedding out Of the win
dows. the contents were scattered
The bedticks were filled with the
down of the wankepin, or cat TAIL"
| carried over much of the lower part
of the city by the northwest wind.
From this incident the name of Cat
Tail row" became attached to that To-
cality for near half a century. Mr..
Clarvoe later entered the grocery bust
ness in South Washington.
Isaac Beers kept hotel on 7th street
and was afterward we'll known for
keeping a temperance house on Sd
street near Pennsylvania avenue. The
Herman Tavern at the northwest cor
ner of 7th and H streets. had passed to
Lusby had the management of the
third Herman Tavern on the east side
Of 7th below H street. John Lowery
conducted one in connection with his
grocery nearby. as also did C. Byrne.
Tavern Over Print Shop.
Robert Berry had tavern and gro
Gerry above the Intelligencer office. and
next to that office P. Kennett had
tavern, which passed to the manage
ment of P A De Saul, which was
known as the Retreat" This and the
coffee house later known as Bakers.
at the corner of 9Th and D streets,
were well patronized by the printers
and bookbinders of the neighborhood
for some years, and were not far from
the printing house of the Gideons, sue
cessors to Way & Gideon, on 9th street.
and that Of Mr.. De Kraft. corner of
Louisiana avenue and 7th street
Capt. John H. Goddard had not then
organized the auxiliary guard in 1872
ne was at LIldt tlIHe conducting b taV-
ern and grocery on 18th street between
F and G streets, and when he became
a magistrate and the captain of the
guard he had his office here. In the
latter part of the '30s John A. Donahue
an ardent politician of the loco foco
faction, established grocery store
which became a very popular one. His
activity as a politician drew around
him not only the local politicians, but
many of those of national reputation.
During the campaigns Of these times
he employed field music to play demo-
cratic campaign tunes on the corner
lar democratic notices and emblems.
Many Grocery Store Sites.
At the southeast corner of 7th and G
streets Thomas McGill conducted a
grocery, and nearby were like places
of R. Golden, R. CLANCY and A G.
Emack On the northwest corner of
7th and Hugh Prather conducted
grocery. and on the opposite corner
Mrs. Mary Dougherty also kept a
grocery. A Talbert was in the same
the Avenue. S. Washburn carried on
a grocery business at 7th and E streets.
Bean & Stevenson were located below
e street, S. Brereton between F and G
streets, afterward at the corner of F;
Mrs McNerhanny between G and H
streets, and Joseph Hoosier at the
northeast corner of Louisiana avenue
and 7th street.
A wine store was located at the
northwest corner of Market space and
7th street. T. Simon had a flower and