Circa 1918-1930, looking northwest showing unenclosed Oyster Shucking Shed in front of the Lunch Room, Historical Society of Washington

ID: 2861 ~ Source: National Register Nomination Form ~ Date: 1918-1930

This file appears in: Fish Market Lunchroom & Oyster Shucking Shed: The lunchroom and adjacent shed are the only remaining reminders of the Municipal Fish Market’s heyday in the 1920s and 1930s.

This file appears in: Fish Market Lunchroom & Oyster Shucking Shed: The lunchroom and adjacent shed are the only remaining reminders of the Municipal Fish Market’s heyday in the 1920s and 1930s.

Fish Market Lunchroom & Oyster Shucking Shed: The lunchroom and adjacent shed are the only remaining reminders of the Municipal Fish Market’s heyday in the 1920s and 1930s.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The Fish Market Lunchroom and its associated Oyster Shucking Shed were built between 1916 and 1918, in conjunction with the construction of the Municipal Fish Market in the area now known as The…