Last Summer in July 2007, I went to D.C. and had the chance to look around the nation’s capital.  Visiting Ford’s Theater was on the top of my list.  After attending the lecture given at the theater of Lincoln’s fateful night, I walked outside and was fascinated by the Waffle Shop across the street.  The Waffle Shop is next the boarding house that Lincoln died in.

Due to my love for artistic lettering (Typography) and the craftsmanship of the sign I took several photographs.  I remember being disappointed at the time because it was closed and I wanted to try the little diner.

I am so glad to hear that the Waffle Shop is now labeled “Historic” and preserved from demolition.

Waffle Shop–Building Preserved, Waffles Not (Yet)

 By Marc Fisher, The Washington Post, April 4, 2008

The Waffle Shop, the classic 1950s breakfast spot on 10th Street NW across from Ford’s Theater, served its last waffles (and its last Chinese lunches) last September, but in the battle over just how historic the eatery really is, the District’s historic preservation board has now concluded that both the exterior and interior of the place must be spared from demolition.

At the request of a coaltion of D.C. preservation groups, the city review board decided last week to declare the Waffle Shop a landmark. What good does this do now that the restaurant is no more? Well, it may mean that the diner will one day reopen, somewhere, most likely not at its current location.

. . . It would be a shame to see the building preserved without the business returning to life. But downtown could sure use a decent breakfast place that doesn’t involve white tablecloths and the forking over of a credit card.

Go the the Washington Post article.