Uncovering the art deco bones of the Brookland Shopping Center

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A flickr photo. Check out the stream. This previously nondescript shopping center on 10th Street just north of the Brookland subway station is an art deco example of a "park and shop," similar to the more ornate center in Cleveland Park, it is another example of Brookland's roots as a "suburb" first created around the railroad and streetcar, and then adapted for the automobile.

The issue of landmarking is being discussed on the Brookland and HistoricWashington e-lists right now.