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December 26, 2008 · Posted in Places to go in DC

The owner of neighboring retailer, Home Rule, is a pioneer.

Our neighborhood is one with a lot of history. 14th Street is the old auto row of Washington that ran north from the center of the downtown business district into the mostly residential northern sections of DC. Our stretch of 14th ST NW was scarred and left forgotten by the riots of 1968 and the years of neglect that followed. But in 1999, Home Rule, a modern home goods store, opened it’s doors. In the beginning, Home Rule was a small store patroned by a few people. People in DC just weren’t looking for trendy home goods along the 14th Street corridor. But soon, word got out that someone had opened a little home store on 14th Street. Today, Home Rule is an anchor of the Midcity shopping district. We applaud them for being one of the first small businesses to have opened its doors back in 1999 and has since helped to recycle and rejuvenate this vital DC corridor. Hats off to a pioneer!

If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit Home Rule, it is worth the trip. Click here for information on how to get there.