Criterion Theater

kencmcintyre on November 4, 2008 at 11:37 pm

Here is an excerpt from a Washington Post article dated 11/28/20:

CRITERION THEATER SOLD

Sale of the Criterion Motion Picture Theater at the southeast corner of Ninth and D streets to Marcus Notes was reported during the past week. The transaction, which was effected through the office of Thomas J. Fisher & Co., is said to have involved a consideration of approximately $100,000.

Local619 on August 1, 2008 at 6:30 pm

The enclosed photos place the Criterion at the SW corner of 9th & D Streets NW. A 1949 aerial photo shows D st going from 9th to 10th street.. 1979 and newer photos show the J. Edgar Hoover Building closed the street.

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9th street is the N/S center of the map/photo, Pennsylvania Av in the diagonal.

The theatre had an even numbere address thus would have been on the West side of 9th Street.. the Taylor shop in the background of one photo has an odd address on D street, North Side. The address of 318 places the theatre between C st and D street

kencmcintyre on August 1, 2008 at 2:55 pm

Cinematour shows the theater as demolished, but no date. I’d be curious to know if this building is still around.