Some Old Advertising Ink Blotters for Arcade Sunshine Cleaners
I’m always looking out for ephemera related to the neighborhood, and recently I found some interesting advertising ink blotters for the Arcade Sunshine cleaners that were once located on Lamont Street between Georgia and Sherman. Other items I’ve found include matchbook covers and golf tees.
The site is currently being converted into 225 new housing units for the community.
Tags: Arcade Sunshine, Georgia Avenue corridor, History, Park View
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Park View, D.C. 
August 9, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Any idea what RAndolph 8000 means and why the capitals? Nothing helpful on Google.
August 10, 2018 at 10:12 am
Probably the phone number.
August 10, 2018 at 10:15 am
http://mentalfloss.com/article/61116/why-did-old-phone-numbers-start-letters
November 12, 2020 at 6:06 pm
It was their phone number at that time. I have an Arcade-Sunshine cotton laundry bag from the 30’s that was my grandfather’s. He was born in 1888 and was an attorney in the DC area in the 20’s – 40’s and used Arcade-Sunshine to have his clothes and suits cleaned. I’m glad my father had this amongst my grandparents belongings that he kept and passed on to us.
August 15, 2018 at 5:18 pm
Gorgeous! Glad they were saved.