This block looks extremely different today. Back then, you would find E.F. Droop & Sons music store and Stiebel’s.
![Washington, D.C., 1913. "E.F. Droop & Sons Co. music store."](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/09/SHORPY_02971a.jpg)
Source: Shorpy
Today, it’s the area around Metro Center.
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