DC’s Monarch Novelties opens its doors for one last time
After years Monarch Novelties in Northwest D C will close its doors on Saturday for the final time The Robinson family opened Monarch Novelties at th St NW in It was part party supply store part souvenir shop and part carnival supply store and saw different inaugurations from Franklin D Roosevelt s last to President Donald Trump s second Twenty years ago Doug Robinson who ran the store reached out to his neighbor Drew Mitchell president of the D C -based branding and design agency Fathom Creative Mitchell and his late husband purchased the building next door to Monarch Novelties and noted Robinson trusted that he would incorporate selected of the store s artifacts into the building s new design On Saturday Mitchell is opening the doors of Monarch Novelties for one last time From a m until p m you can be transported back to when John F Kennedy was running against Richard Nixon for president There are buttons for both former presidents Lyndon B Johnson and countless other names plus vintage carnival games and prizes You ll also have the chance to pick up party favors for every holiday you can imagine and a couple you ve forgotten about Mitchell is donating the proceeds to the Logan Circle Locality Association and The National Foundation for Carnival Heritage Center Source
