back in the day, d.c. was like detroit, los angeles, major cities with large populations of black folks where segregation led to enterpriseship. since black people couldn t go downtown to shop and see shows, they had their own. there were tentists and doctors and jewelry stores and all kinds of black businesses here: this was the main drag. here i am. look at you! how does a business stay open for more than 70 years? my grandparents decorated the white house. there were not a lot of black people in the picture this could be a current white house photo. number two, you change with the times. i never have seen a florist shop with so many computers. they were working the phones and it s like a telethon. this is our patriarch.
shop seems like a flower shop. but it has the laughter and conversation of a barbershop and a first job for many team in turned into a career and a successful family business that has been a successful family business for more than 70 years. 1945. you weren t here in 1945. no, but may grandparents were. this is my sister. it s one of d.c. s oldest black-owned business. in a place known as chocolate city, that s saying something. there were challenges with opening a floral shop in 1945. not a lot of people would think there were a lot of black businesses on u street. back in the day, d.c. was like detroit, los angeles, major cities with large populations of black folks where segregation led to enterpriseship. since black people couldn t go downtown to shop and see shows,