Company of America) sold the land and buildings at 624 H Street NE to Ourisman Chevrolet, Inc. Ourisman Chevrolet had been a neighbor since the early 1920s across the street at 625 H Street NE. On May 31, 1925, they had purchased the land adjacent to the theater (610-616 H Street). In June 1926, they had moved their sales to across the street at 610 H Street NE. The purchase of the Apollo Theater was to allow further growth. The theater was demolished in 1955. It was replaced by a five-story service center used by Ourisman. The location became a Buick dealership taken over by Bob White in September 1966. The dealership moved from 624 H Street NE to 2461 Wisconsin Avenue NW later that year while the service center remained at that location. The land goes through several ownerships from the 1960s to the 1990s. On August 1, 1997, the land is sold to the Pilgrim Baptist Church. On January 15, 1999, the building is leased to the "H Street Self Storage Center". The land is sold to 650 H Street LLC on June 3, 2014 and the building was demolished soon after. In 2017, a new residential building with a Whole Foods Market on the ground floor opened. This building was named the "Apollo” as an homage to the long-gone theater which used to be there. Movies and other events The Apollo Theater played silent movies such as "The Honeymoon" (1917), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) with Mary Pickford, The Mystery Girl (1918), Cheating Cheaters (1919) and Sex (1920). These were advertised in the newspapers of the period. Many of these movies are now lost. Several other events also took place at the venue. For example, on October 21, 1922, the young patrons could meet Ezra Meeker, the famous American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail. Fund-raisers were also held there such as the one held on June 19, 1920 to support the Casualty Hospital. References Demolished buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. 1913 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1955 disestablishments in Washington, D.C. Cinemas and movie theaters in Washington, D.C. Near Northeast (Washington, D.C.) Cinema of Washington, D.C. History of Washington, D.C. Buildings and structures demolished in 1955