Monthly Archives: November 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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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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.
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Georgetown’s Past Featured in WETA Documentary
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, … Continue reading
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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.
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