19 december 1968 & home roots record shop

#OTD-ish 19 December 1968 Friends talk in front of the Home Roots Record Shop.

Your comments are welcome below. Did you, family members or neighbors shop at Home Roots? Do you still have an album, 45 or poster that you bought from Home Roots? Do you know who owned Home Roots? Do you know the address for Home Roots? Do you recognize any of the individuals in the photograph? You may comment privately here.`

Photo source: Courtesy DC Public Library Special Collections, Evening Star Photo Collection. no date. Photographer unknown.