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Then (left): The south side of the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, ca. 1918, captured during a Food Administration Parade. The banner in front of Poli’s Theater reads: “Food Will Win the War”. Image from the Library of Congress National Photo Company Collection.

Now (right): The south side of the 1400 block has been completely razed and is a park today. The only recognizable buildings to have survived are the District Building (now the John A. Wilson Building) and the Old Post Office.

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.