Robert Wholey & Co. Inc.

The white sign with bold red letters reading Robert Wholey and Company sits atop a building that defines the corner of Penn Avenue. Inside, the floor is often damp, and the scent of fresh ocean fish clings to the air. Robert Wholey started selling fish from a single stall in nineteen twelve. He spent his mornings buying the daily catch from trains arriving at the nearby station and his afternoons cleaning and selling the product himself to neighbors and local chefs.