Shoomaker's is a grocery - a wet grocery - where no groceries have been sold since Lee surrendered to Grant. In 1909, writer Elbert Hubbard described Shoomaker's in detail saying: Shoomaker's or Shoo's as it was known, was purchased by Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joseph Rickey in 1883 after the deaths of Herzog and Shoomaker. This stretch of E Street was known as Rum Row for its abundance of drinking establishments. Otto "Charlie' Hertzog and Wilhelm (William) Shoomaker opened Shoomaker's Saloon at 1331 E Street NW in Washington, DC. It is widely known as the birthplace of the Rickey cocktail. Shoomaker's Saloon, a favorite bar of politicians, lobbyists and politicians, was located on Washington, DC's Rum Row.
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