Mrs. Gunn's Diary: Jan. 14, 1942

She spends the day shopping with a girlfriend; F Street was the hot place to shop

Today Mrs. Gunn and a friend “had a great deal of shopping to do and so we had to spent most of the day at it.” They were looking for dresses and she found a green suit she liked, but does not say if she bought it. They relaxed over lunch at O’Donnell’s Seagrill, probably at its 1221 E Street location. Washington’s main shopping district at the time was F Street. Paid subscribers can read about the once-mighty department stores and O’Donnell’s itself. Click below to upgrade.

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