Rodman's

Rodman's
Formerly	Rodman's Discount Drugs
Industry	Specialty market and pharmacy
Founded	1955
Founders	Leonard Rodman
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., United States

Rodman's is a grocery store and pharmacy in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The popular local discounter has been family-owned and operated since 1955.^[1] Rodman's has been anointed by the Washington Post as the "Weirdest Little Drugstore In Washington".^[2]

First located at 5317 Wisconsin Ave.^[3], a fire destroyed its original building in May 1965. Rodman's moved to a new location at 5100 Wisconsin Avenue in October of that year, where the flagship store still resides today.^[4]

Initially a discount drug store, Rodman's began selling discount gourmet foods in 1983.^[5]

References

↑ "About Rodman's". Rodman's. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
↑ Koncius, Jura (10 November 1990). "THE WEIRDEST LITTLE DRUGSTORE IN WASHINGTON". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
↑ "[Display Ad 42 -- No Title]". Washington Post. 2 July 1964. p. B2. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
↑ "Capital Commerce: Minor Deposit Dip Posted by Three Major Banks Here..." Washington Post. 7 October 1965. p. C11. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
↑ Mayer, Caroline E. (24 October 1989). "GO, GO, GOURMET: SPECIALTY MARKETS RISE ON AN UPSCALE TREND". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

38°57′22.9″N 77°5′1.9″W / 38.956361°N 77.083861°W / 38.956361; -77.083861

[1] "About Rodman's". Rodman's. Retrieved 29 July 2026.

[2] Koncius, Jura (10 November 1990). "THE WEIRDEST LITTLE DRUGSTORE IN WASHINGTON". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

[3] "[Display Ad 42 -- No Title]". Washington Post. 2 July 1964. p. B2. Retrieved 29 July 2026.

[4] "Capital Commerce: Minor Deposit Dip Posted by Three Major Banks Here..." Washington Post. 7 October 1965. p. C11. Retrieved 29 July 2026.

[5] Mayer, Caroline E. (24 October 1989). "GO, GO, GOURMET: SPECIALTY MARKETS RISE ON AN UPSCALE TREND". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

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