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Washington, D.C., in 1921. "Parker Bridget & Co., Ninth Street and Market Space." A nighttime view of the festive six-Santa Christmas display previously seen here. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
This is the NW corner of Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW -- all of the buildings visible here have since been demolished.
The site is now occupied by a condo / office building, Market Square East (701 Pennsylvania Ave.)
What fun you will have, and a month to do it in, almost.
Some of the pictures posted on Shorpy's I would just love to be able to step into them and walk around. This is one I would like to be able to do that, too.
Window dressing must be a lost art! I remember all the department stores in downtown Minneapolis had such beautiful Christmas windows - not so much anymore! Sad.
No, my first thought was, "Hey, how tall are those rooftop Santas? 10 feet?"
How many of you thought of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" when you first saw this pic?
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