[Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street – Historic Photo Reproduction
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Step back in time with [Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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[Car wash and an automobile service station (auto laundry & service station") for Shannon & Luchs Inc. Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street
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A combined car wash and service station is an unusual subject, and this architectural drawing documents one designed for Shannon & Luchs Inc. at Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street in Northwest Washington. The sheet shows the west elevation, along with the south elevation and sections, and its notes indicate that one view was drawn at the north party wall shared with the neighboring property. The project is credited to Arthur B. Heaton, a Washington architect known for many commercial buildings in the city. Drawings like this reflect the growth of the automobile, when gas stations and car washes spread along busy commercial streets such as Connecticut Avenue.
| Created / published | D.C. West elevation |
|---|---|
| Medium | N.W. |
| Genre | architect." |
| Notes | elevation at north party wall |
| Subjects | south elevation and sections] / Arthur B. Heaton |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 944 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168487 |
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