As a follow up to Tuesday’s survey of Georgetown shops, GM wanted to publish a complete list of all the stores and restaurants that closed and opened in Georgetown in 2009:
The dearly departed:
- Curry Club
- Linen Press
- District Fine Arts
- Georgetown Electrolysis
- Tabar
- Bella Mama
- Gala
- Custom Tailors
- Stitch DC
- RRL
- Countrywide
- Tip Top Cleaners
- Sprint
- Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory
- Lumas
- Linge Roset (Supposedly going to reopen in Georgetown, but for now GM will continue to call it closed.)
Modern Lounge(Still open)-
Chez Mama San(Closed in 2007) - Pilgrim Access
- Nathan’s
- Chicos
- Ritz Camera
- Smith and Hawken
- Georgetown Pet Boutique
- Ed Chasen Fine Art
- Ann Hand
- Benihana
- Carolina Moon
- Christian Bernard
- Creativity
- Fresh Choice
- Global Sport
- Tae Kwon Do Academy
- Gracaddi
- J. Royal Jewelers
- Knits, Etc.
- Le Cadeau
- Lost City Art
- Lua Cheia
- Mass’s Closet
- Papillon
- Secret Garden Florist
Sharper Image(Closed in 2008).- The Style
- Talbots
- Taxco Sterling Co.
- Watch Time
- Tretorn
The Rosy Cheeked Babies:
- Arisu
- Anthony
- Georgetown Birdcage
- TD Bank
- Pet Gallery
- Heydari
- Ed Hardy
- Fitness Together
- Snaidero
- The North Face
- Temporary Public Library
- J. Chocolatier
- Fresh
- True Religion Jeans
- Verizon
- M3 Massage
- Hu’s Wear
12 Comments
January 22, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Thank you listing the 2009 closings and openings in Georgetown. A couple quick points/corrections:
a) The Sharper Image closed nationally in the spring of 2008, not 2009, and
b) Ligne Roset’s website claims that its Georgetown store is not closing, but relocating from Cady’s Alley to Wisconsin Avenue soon (no address provided)
January 22, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Thanks Vassilis. I was a little unsure about the mall stores because last year when I did this survey I didn’t perform a walk-through of the mall. I simply referred to the website, which was clearly out of date. Going forward I should have a more accurate picture since I actually walked through the mall this year to survey the stores.
January 22, 2010 at 3:49 pm
Chez Mama San closed way before 2009; according to Yelp, it was in 2007. I think it might have been earlier than that.
January 22, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Thanks Anon. It’s off the beaten path a little bit, so I didn’t realize it was closed when I counted it last year.
Any other ones I got wrong?
January 22, 2010 at 5:35 pm
[...] taking such a walk and learning that Commander Salamander would soon be joining the list of Georgetown stores that had either closed or moved in the last year, Vox decided to try to get a [...]
January 25, 2010 at 4:00 am
A lost retailer not listed is the Swedish store Tretorn – it closed a couple months ago.
January 25, 2010 at 8:45 pm
I believe Modern is still open. At least at nights anyway.
January 25, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Yeah I just learned that the Modern is still open today. It sure as hell looked closed though.
I’ll make those changes.
January 25, 2010 at 10:33 pm
the reason a bottle disco will be good at the old nathans is there’s nothing around for them to disturb. cag/anc always get upset about that. they have three floors, which is way better than a basement,what modern is now.
January 26, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Do’s Custom Tailors did not close. It’s lease was not renewed in that location and it has moved up Wisconsin Ave, a bit north of P St, if I recall correctly.
January 26, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Do did not close. All tenants were evicted from the Nathans building. Do is now across from Thomas Sweet/Marvelous Market, second floor. 1508 Wisconsin Avenue.
February 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm
[...] The shops lining M Street and Wisconsin Avenue have had a turbulent year. We’ve lost American Eagle, Commander Salamander, Up Against The Wall, FYE, Smith and Hawken, Nathan’s, etc. However, we have gained North Face, True Religion Jeans, Arisu, etc. A full survey from late January of the closings and openings can be found at Georgetownmetropolitan.com. [...]