2015 photo of one of many commemorative items (this one included a photo of the owner) on the walls of The Chateau. The owner, Seresa “Nut” Coleman, died in April of 2016. In 1967, he converted the former Jumbo grocery-store space into The Chateau. (Photo by D. Grimstead.)

2015 photo of one of many commemorative items on the walls of The Chateau. The owner, Seresa “Nut” Coleman, died in April of 2016. In 1967, he converted the former Jumbo grocery-store space into The Chateau. (Photo by D. Grimstead.)

When the River Terrace Shopping Center opened in the early 1940’s, it included six stores and a group of offices. (2004 photo courtesy of DC Government.)

Page 1 of the September 1958 issue (Volume I, Number 3) of “On the Terrace,” the newsletter of the River Terrace Community Organization. The bottom of the page lists several of the businesses in the River Terrace Shopping Center.