1712-1716 Pennsylvania Ave.The Mills Building

Left: The buildings at 1712-1716 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, photographed either in late 1920 or early 1921. The building to the left houses the Tuxedo Chinese-American Restaurant, the building under construction will become a bank and was being built by the Society of Savings and Loans, and the building to the right replaced a popular restaurant, bar, and cafe in 1917 to become a post office.

Right: Today this section of the street is occupied by the Mills Building. There is still a post office on this block at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.