Parts of F Street and 7th Street, N.W. and nearby blocks have historically been the heart of the Washington, D.C. Downtown shopping district. In the first half of the 20th century there were numerous upscale large department stores along and near F Street, while 7th Street housed more economical emporia and large retail furniture stores.[1][2] The F street corridor stretches west from Downtown's Penn Quarter and Gallery Place towards 15th Street, while the 7th Street corridor includes the neighborhoods of Penn Quarter, Chinatown and Mount Vernon Square, and extends up to the border of Shaw.
- ^ "Downtown Washington Greets Shriners". Evening Star (Washington, D.C.). June 10, 1935.
F Street is perhaps the principal shopping and theater district of Washington...included in the general F Street shopping district is G Street
- ^ "Coolidges shop and make calls". Evening Start (Washington, D.C.). March 1, 1921.