Then and Now: 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue

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.