Neighborhood at heart
Juneberry Garage is brought to you by a group of friends who love creating community spaces to kick back, enjoy some good food, cocktails and to hang out with buddies. We’ve been opening gathering spots across DC for over a decade, and we are beyond excited to bring the residents of Brightwood a cozy go-to in the neighborhood.
Located on The Parks at Walter Reed campus, Juneberry Garage blends the rich history of the area with our soon-to-be lively kitchen and bar. Our indoor dining room was once home to Walter Reed’s mechanic shop complete with the original garage doors that lead to our sprawling 5,000 square foot patio overlooking the Great Lawn.
We’re more than a place just to grab a bite, it’s where the history of the neighborhood and the hospitality that you’ve come to know us for converge for everyday hangs, meet-ups, first dates, weekend catch-ups, time with your book and your dog and all the moments in between.
Our Building’s History
Juneberry Garage resides in a space steeped in stories of service, healing and community. From 1909 to 2011, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center was home to medical innovation and compassionate care, serving generations of military personnel and their families.
Beyond its medical mission, the hospital utilized the green spaces that surrounded the complex in its patient therapy practices and staff well-being by providing lush gardens and greenhouses for healing and quiet moments of reflection.
Building 82, our humble little structure, began its life as the post exchange and gas station in 1940. Later, the building would become a little-used out building until the mid 1970s. When the Walter Reed leadership solicited ideas for what to make of the building, a Mr. Carey, a staff member on the base, suggested morphing it into a mechanic shop and hobby center. Until the base’s closure in 2011, staffers, veterans, service members and neighborhood folk would gather together to work on cars and hang out.
Today, The Parks at Walter Reed pays homage to its past with the reinvigoration of this storied space that includes the Great Lawn, a communal park for neighbors to gather, echoing the campus’s legacy of connection and care. With the redevelopment of this neighborhood, the idea for Juneberry Garage began to grow.
Our neighborhood restaurant and bar is named for the Juneberry tree, native to the Mid-Atlantic region, producing spring blossoms and sweet, edible berries that we have incorporated into our signature soda. The Juneberry has long been a symbol of resilience and renewal and we could not think of a better way to describe what bringing this once-military garage back to life symbolizes to us.