Front Facade of Heller's Bakery (1928-2014)

ID: 5821 ~ Source: Courtesy of the DC Preservation League ~ Creator: Image courtesy of Zachary Burt ~ Date: 2024

This file appears in: Lingering on the Palate: Heller’s Bakery (1928 - 2014): Opened by German immigrants, Heller’s Bakery was a Mount Pleasant institution, operating from the 1920s into the 2010s.

Established in 1928, Heller’s Bakery, in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, was a long-standing testament to comforting pastries and coffee, and was frequented by Washingtonians for more than eighty years. This image shows the iconic blue and white sign, that became a beacon of the neighborhood.

Lingering on the Palate: Heller’s Bakery (1928 - 2014): Opened by German immigrants, Heller’s Bakery was a Mount Pleasant institution, operating from the 1920s into the 2010s.

By The DC Historic Sites team

A “Pillar of Pastry,” as deemed by Paul Schwartzman of The Washington Post, Heller’s Bakery filled the air of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood with the sweet smell of doughnuts and apple turnovers for…