History
The first location opened in 1928 by Evan A. Sholl. Sholl was an entrepreneur from rural Pennsylvania whose businesses included farms, a dairy, an ice cream factory, and real estate. Opening his chain of cafeterias helped the growing numbers of government workers in the late 1920s and 1930s who were short on time and lunch options.
George and Van Fleishell were the last owners and managers of Sholl's. George Fleishell was Evan Sholl's nephew through Evan's wife Gertrude and grew up working for Sholl's as a child. Returning from his service in World War II, George worked for Sholl's until the day it closed.
At its height, Sholl's served 10 people a minute, 2 million a year. At one point there were 8 locations in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. The final location at 1990 K Street NW closed its doors on December 1, 2001.
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