Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31


and umbrellas. over stinemetzs was Dr. O. j.
Waters dentist and on the corner for few
years was Ograns drug store, before which It
was the Pennsylvania Railroad ticket Office. On
the Thirteenth street Side-also at an earlier
date-was Karl Heurichs, and the street
corner was run by Miller g. Jones, who also
conducted a place at the National Theater.
Later this corner was built up by j. Frank
Johnson who ha d been formerly in the restau-
rant business at the southwest corner of Ninth
and streets.
Some time afterward Randolph T. Warwick
had a refreshment emporium at Ais Thirteenth
street. and, incidentally, he had the best free
lunch in the city around IL O'Clock in the day.
On the same side of the Avenue in 1883 were,
ut 1901 Entwise; 1908, David HagertyS saloon;
1905, William c. Moore, tobacco 1907, Edward
r. Marcoe, tobacco; 1909, occupied by William
w Ray and Wilcox e. Gibbs Manufacturing
Co. both in the sewing machine business;
Julius Dienelt, dentist, and George Reuling eye,
ear and throat specialist. Mime. Washington
was at 1911. Thomas Russell, wines and liquors
at 1913 and at 1915 Samuel Lewis Sons and
Gerome Desio. manufacturing jewellers, and
Henry NJ Schooley, dentist.
Hollander Bros. occupied 1877 as did Moses
p. Rice pioneer of the photographers of that
name in this city, and the latter also resided
on the premises with his business. Paret &c
Wilmington conducted their stationery store at
1921, over which was Morris Baumgarten, artist,
ana George Haas, steel enRTaVeT. r. M.
Buckingham. the confectioner, next door,
with Otto G. Faber, manufacturing jeweer,
occupying quarters upstairs. Henry N. Barlow.
in addition to having his art gallery at 1925,
also sold picture frames. Franklin &c Co, the
opticians, came next, and George j. Pritchard
and Owen BriehtweH had their dental parlors
in the building. Then came Jacobs Bros. Top
ham, Delarue Olivia J. Waters upstairs; Slime
metz and the ticket office.
JAMES Y. DAVIS, who followed Entwkle at
1901 Pennsylvania avenue in 1885, had for
merly his business under the Metropolitan Hotel
from 1880. He leased the ground opposite the
Raleigh from Philip Riley for 20 years with
privilege of renewal for 10 years, and erected
the building now on that site After the death
of the senior Mr.. Davis the firm became James
Y. Davis Sons, which included James S. and
Samuel IT, and after the death of James S.,
Charles j. became a member of the firm.
On the street side of this block at this time
was Charles Essig's restaurant at the corner of
Twelfth street Edward Tanner, restaurant at
1918 Theodore Lewis, same at 1920, and Theo-
dore w. Hillery was conducting his plumbing
establishment then at 1922.
On the south side of the Avenue in 1888
Louis Goldman kept clothing store, at No.
1900 next to which was Paul Bonavires, the
tonsorial artist. At 1906 was Francis H. Finley,
the bother; at 1906. John H. Hicks barber
Then came, in order, Ada Franklin who sold
cigars: James E. Cromwell, silver platter; How
ard South, who sold harness, etc.; Edward
Donally, who made harness, and at 1922 Julius
Baumgarten, the engraver William E. Spalding
d Co., painters, at 1924; william H.
Woolls, eating house, 1926; A. McCliesh & Son.
cabinetmakers, 1928, and J. H. De Alley kept
an appetizing restaurant at 1880. where steamed
oysters were served to perfection Steinem
Bros, the pawnbrokers. were at 1882 Gibson
Bros were on the corner, upstairs, and on the
lower floor were Easton g. Rupp, stationers
pERHAPS the most notable place in this
block-ard still well within the memory of
many-was Hancocks restaurant at "I-2-3-4."
by which designation it was as well known as
EFT r."
This restaurant had its birth lust 90 wears
ago, and, my impression is voluntarily went out
OF business even before the national prohibition
act went into effect. For the first few years of
its existence it was probably not a tavern, but
rather what its name implied until 1846-the
star Coffee House. Andrew Hancock was it's
first proprietor, and by 1850 it was evidently
serving its celebrated liquors for in that year
We f1nd 1t called the Bald Eagle House its house
number then being under the old system 33e
Pennsylvania avenue
In 1862 Andrew Hancock;s son. John was
eierking for his father and by 1865 had sue
cSeoSN " InS puSincSS, TIE Iabnef moving %
DIG Virginia avenue, and John, the SON re-
manning at the Pennsylvania avenue address,
In the 1857 City Director John Hancock ad-
vertised as follows
Hancock House
Established 1910.
BaSs q Co.'S Celebrated ale and Nauder,s
Forter on Draught, Wines, Cigars, &C.
OF Superior Quality at
No. 239 Pennsylvania avenue
Bet 18th and 18th SITS.
'-'''ln Hancock Proprietor"
After conducting the business at the old stana