In the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Washington Street, the district’s main corridor, residents could visit the photography studio of Richard Samuel Roberts; the law offices of Nathaniel J. Frederick, Matthew J. Perry, Jr., and Harold R. Boulware; the Victory Savings Bank, the Capitol Theatre, Owen & Paul, Tailors, and the Simkins building, which once housed the Lighthouse & Informer, published by John Henry McCray. Other sites included the Blue Palace and the Green Leaf cafes, beauty and barber shops and night clubs.  Near the corner of Park and Hampton streets, the Phillis Wheatley Library once stood. The area was especially bustling on the week-ends as African Americans from around the area “came to town” for shopping and entertainment.  Only a handful of structures, including the North Carolina Mutual Building, the Pearson-Champion Funeral Home, and the residence of Nathaniel J. Frederick, survive.