Cleveland Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Roma Restaurant
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
1. Roma Restaurant Marker
Cleveland Park was named for Grover Cleveland who bought a country house on now Newark Street in 1886. In the 1890s, electrified streetcars ran on Connecticut and Wisconsin Avenues and led to the development of the Cleveland Park "suburb".
Shops and restaurants followed the development, with the Roma Restaurant and its Italian Garden at 3419 Connecticut Avenue remaining popular from the 1930s until it closed in 1997.
Artist: Mary Belcher
Erected by Cleveland Park Historic District, Art on Call. (Marker Number 1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 38° 56.018′ N, 77° 3.433′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Cleveland Park. Marker is at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue Northwest and Macomb Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north on Connecticut Avenue Northwest. Marker is in an old police call-box on the corner in front of Imaj Hair Salon,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Queen Anne Style (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Commerce (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Chance (approx. 0.2 miles away); Causeway at Tregaron (approx. 0.2 miles away); Klingle Valley Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); 3524 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. (approx. ¼ mile away); Tregaron Conservancy (approx. ¼ mile away); Ostrich (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Cleveland Park Historic District Art on Call Tour
Additional commentary.
1. Prom Nights
As one who grew up in the DC area, The Roma was one of many area restaurants that we took our Prom Dates, or Valentine Dates to dinner, and Christmas Dance dates.THE place for Italian food.
Good times, fond old memories from the 50's - 60's for me. I want to say it was a Thai restaurant, later, as well
— Submitted August 26, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
2. Good lunch place.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
2. Roma Restaurant Marker
I worked at the Safeway between Ordway and Porter streets in the early '60s. The Roma was my favorite place in the area for lunch. I wonder what happened to all the stuffed animal heads that decorated the restaurant?
— Submitted July 12, 2015, by John Strother Anderson of Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
3. Roma Restaurant Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
4. Nam Viet -- 3419 Connecticut
3419 Connecticut is Nam Viet, today, but the painting on the marker clearly shows that Roma spanned both 3419 and 3417 Connecticut.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
5. ripple
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
6. ripple
eat - drink - gather
eat - drink - gather
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 17, 2013
7. Art Deco Panel
ripple
ripple
circa 1940
8. Roma Restaurant Postcard
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,443 times since then and 120 times this year. Last updated on January 9, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 18, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 8. submitted on December 20, 2017. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
