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Northwest funeral homes struggle to survive
By Amanda Abrams, Published: December 6 | Updated: Friday, December 7, 7:00 AM
The news came as a shock to neighbors. Frazier`s Funeral Home, the neighborhood
landmark with bright-blue awnings at the intersection of Florida and Rhode Island avenues in Northwest Washington, had been sold. But it wasn`t sold to another funeral director: The grand building is set to become luxury apartments.
``I think a lot of people were sad,`` said Bobby Donaldson, 79, who`s owned B and J Carry Out, a block away, since 1972. Frazier`s handled the burial of several of his family members. ``Good people there.``
It can`t be completely surprising. The business closed in 2008, and the nearby community has undergone dramatic change in the past few years. The influx of condominium buildings and swanky restaurants — with names like Bistro Bohem and the Brixton — to the west and an increase in young professionals moving to the east are harbingers that the neighborhood that grew around Frazier`s is gone and a new day has come.
By Amanda Abrams, Published: December 6 | Updated: Friday, December 7, 7:00 AM
The news came as a shock to neighbors. Frazier`s Funeral Home, the neighborhood
landmark with bright-blue awnings at the intersection of Florida and Rhode Island avenues in Northwest Washington, had been sold. But it wasn`t sold to another funeral director: The grand building is set to become luxury apartments.
``I think a lot of people were sad,`` said Bobby Donaldson, 79, who`s owned B and J Carry Out, a block away, since 1972. Frazier`s handled the burial of several of his family members. ``Good people there.``
It can`t be completely surprising. The business closed in 2008, and the nearby community has undergone dramatic change in the past few years. The influx of condominium buildings and swanky restaurants — with names like Bistro Bohem and the Brixton — to the west and an increase in young professionals moving to the east are harbingers that the neighborhood that grew around Frazier`s is gone and a new day has come.
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