1300 block of 31st St.
November 9, 2009
Survey of Historic School Buildings in Georgetown: Hyde School
As part of GM’s continuing series surveying the historic school buildings in Georgetown he turns today to the last remaining open public elementary school in Georgetown: Hyde School.
Anthony Hyde School
3219 O St.
Built: 1907
Architect: Arthur B. Heaton
Current Owner: The District of Columbia
Hyde Elementary School was constructed in 1907. It was named after a Georgetown businessman and schools advocate Anthony J. Hyde who lived from 1810 to 1892.
Anthony Hyde was a leading proponent for the construction of the Curtis School which in 1875 was the first school building erected on the block between O and P streets just west of Wisconsin. Soon after the Curtis School was constructed, the Addison School was built right next to it.
By the turn of the century, these two school buildings were not enough for Georgetown’s school population. Thus on the same campus as Curtis and Addison, Hyde Elementary was built. Keep reading →
November 9, 2009
The Morning Metropolitan
Old Glory by Kodamakitty.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Sure it’s Monday, but it’s the (Georgetown centered) FotoWeek DC Monday!
- Next Q&A Cafe will be held at its new location, The Georgetown Ritz-Carlton, this Thursday.
- Turns out that the store on the 2700 block of P St. that was broken into last week was Georgetown Wine & Spirits.
November 6, 2009
Circa: November 1980
Today GM adds another entry to his occasional Circa series, wherein he looks back to a particular snap-shot of Georgetown in an earlier time. Up next: 1980.
On the eve of the 1980 election, all of Washington was on the edge of its seat following the close race between Carter and Reagan. However, at least a few were out in the streets looking for some booze. And not just any booze: Canadian Club Whiskey.
The reason they were out on the streets looking is that Canadian Club hid a case of its liquor somewhere in the District. Where was it?
Start at a place that was named for America’s most important city. See where a bark takes you. From there, go to what you can’t miss. When you have arrived, face in the direction of a past scandal that was uncovered and made public. Turn in the opposite direction and make tracks for a nearby Metro station. Ride three stops.
Come up and then find the way to a famous ending. Continue in the most obvious direction, when you know the time is right. Before it’s too late, head for the nearest bridge that can take you over water. If it becomes impossible to continue in a straight line, go toward a body of water and find a spot with three banks. From the highest bank, go in the direction of a bridge. When you’ve reach it, walk back 100 paces and you’ll be right over the hidden treasure: a whole case of Canadian Club.
It’s all yours if you’re first to find the person in charge and say, “C.C. please” with feeling.
So where was that case of Canadian Club? Keep reading →
November 6, 2009
The Morning Metropolitan
The Georgetown Theater by Joseph A.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Georgetown Voice is all over the hate crime story.
- Next week’s back up 10 Year Plan meeting has been called off since it was determined to be unnecessary.
November 5, 2009
Antiques Roadshow – Georgetown Edition
This Saturday, appraisers from the downtown auction house Weschler’s
will be on hand at Dumbarton House to give you verbal auction-value estimates on furniture, decorative arts, silver, Asian works, paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, rugs, jewelry, watches, U.S. coins and currency.
No, PBS won’t be there and you won’t end up on TV finding out that your throw rug is worth $500,000. But you might be surprised by the value you get nonetheless.
Each appraisal will cost you $10 and you’re limited to two, so choose wisely. The proceeds will benefit Dumbarton House and the wonderful events they host there. Reservations are required.
November 5, 2009
Georgetown’s Past Featured in WETA Documentary
Courtesy of WETA
This week WETA is broadcasting an excellent documentary on the history of Washington through the 1960’s. Given that this included the Kennedy era, unsurprisingly Georgetown is prominently featured.
Besides rhapsodizing briefly on the link between the Kennedy mystique and Georgetown, the documentary’s first specific Georgetown reference is to mention the late great Rive Gauche restaurant. The fancy French restaurant on the northwest corner of Wisconsin and M was the standard of fine cuisine in the city in its time. Washington native Maury Povich states in the documentary “We always thought when we were young that you had to have a lot of money to go to Rive Gauche. That was picking at High Cotton.”
The documentary also briefly mentions Clyde’s (which opened in 1963, inspired at least in part by a stray New Yorker left lying around a beatnik hang-out on 31st St.) and Blues Alley. Keep reading →
November 5, 2009
The Morning Metropolitan
C&O canal by findfado.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Georgetown journalist John Mashek passed away.
- First of a series of 10 Year Plan meetings held, West Villagers underwhelmed.
