Monthly Archives: July 2010

On the Waterfront: A Survey of Georgetown’s Historic Industrial Buildings

Photo Courtesy of DDOT. Recently, GM became alerted to the vast archive of historic photos that DDOT has been publishing in its Flickr feed. GM was particularly drawn to the above photo which shows a bird’s eye view of the … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Carol Joynt. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: House fire on O St. Be careful wearing any G.U. apparel in Chicago. Georgetown Village senior support network planned.

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2800 block of P St.

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Tree Carnage Around Georgetown

At least two large trees snapped apart during yesterdays heavy storms. In both cases, heavy branches fell onto parked cars, but only one car appeared significantly damaged. The tree seen above is (or rather was) on 33rd St. just south … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Photo by Doscabeza. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: Grammar improved at the Georgetown Loews. Who’s got the best wings in Georgetown.

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Montrose Park

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Branding Georgetown

Yesterday, Housing Complex writer Lydia DePillis published a thoughtful piece on the ongoing effort of the BID to “rebrand” Georgetown. What she’s talking about is that earlier this year, the BID hired the Roan Group, a professional brand consultant, to … Continue reading

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The Morning Metropolitan

Canal by Brownpau. Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest: A constitutional scholar walks into a Safeway elevator… Don’t just spread rat poison around willy nilly, ok?

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3100 block of R St.

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The Wheels of the Bus…

Two pieces of news relating to buses in and out of Georgetown to report. First, a few more details on the Circulator takeover of the Blue Bus. Second, a report by WMATA on just how slow our buses are. As … Continue reading

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