Thanks for the link about Rice Village, Shelly. What an evocative article, I enjoyed it. Funny how newspapers in two very different parts of the country wrote about the same issue on Sunday. I would love to see Variety Fair, it sounds like the stores I grew up with. I miss the 5&10 cent stores that dotted the Washington area when I was growing up in the 1950s and 1960s. Woolworth's, Neisner, Kresge, McCrory, all long gone now, although Woolworth's hung on longer than the others in this area. The writer of the article in the Houston Chronicle is correct in saying there was more texture and character to commercial districts before everything became so standardized. For those interested in 5&10 cent stores of old, I recommend this history of Woolworth's, Karen Plunkett-Powell's REMEMBERING WOOLWORTH'S: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=0312277040&itm=5 Glad you enjoyed the restaurants in the Dupont Circle area, Shelly. I didn't eat at any of them, spent my lunch breaks nipping over to my office (a few stops down Metro's Red Line at Judiciary Square) or running errands (one of the disadvantages of being a local rather than a visitor, LOL). I missed out on some socializing during SAA, darn it, because I was trying to juggle the conference with some of my routine obligations. Maarja >>> "Kelly, Shelly H" <[log in to unmask]> 8/14/2006 10:31 AM >>> Interesting article. There was one similar in Sunday's Houston Chronicle (about Rice Village area losing independent shops to chains - changing the face of the area.) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/bellaire/news/4113434.html It's interesting to me that both newspapers ran the same type article on the same Sunday. While at SAA, my husband and I ate at Cosi and Johnny Rockets and never knew they were a chain. We thought they were local places. We have never heard of them!! Both were very good! We also ate at Odeon Cafe (who could pass up that sandwich sidewalk sign advertising lobster wtih pasta for $16.97!) I enjoyed it very much. Overall, I could really see the appeal for people to live in that area, though I never saw a grocery store, and it pained me to see that we missed the Sunday farmers market. The Super Shuttle drove us past it and I had this huge "D'oh" moment that we didn't walk down there earlier that morning. Shelly Kelly Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:17 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Somewhat OT: Dupont Circle neighborhood, a look at changes On a lighter note, to those who have access to the print or online Washington Post, please check out the interesting look at the changing face of the Dupont Circle neighborhood. SAA conference attendees might be interested in reading this account of the area near the Hilton Hotel where the meetings were held. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081 300499.html and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/13/AR2006081 300499.html (on this second link, click on the red dots within this picture to see separate images with before and after photos of the neighborhood). Registration required to read WaPo articles, natch. Maarja ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. 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