Category Archives: Not So Long Ago
Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Dumbarton
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin and Dumbarton. GM’s not going to pretend this is an interesting flashback; the only thing that changed was the name of the bank and the awning color. But the … Continue reading
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Now and Once Upon a Time Ago: Canal Towpath
This week, instead of a Not So Long Ago post, GM is following up on yesterday’s post of This Is Washington, D.C., and showing how similar the canal towpath looks today to how it looked in a children’s book in … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Blues Alley
This week in Not So Long Ago, GM stops by the lowest he’s been yet: Wisconsin Ave. at Blues Alley. Nowadays this stretch hosts the recently arrived Jack Wills, a vacancy, and Georgetown Tees. It wasn’t so different back in … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Dumbarton
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin Ave. and Dumbarton. The three shops in the current photo are Focus, Ice Berry, and Coogi (with Glow tanning salon upstairs). Way back in 1993, these three shops were … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM takes one last stop on upper Wisconsin Ave. These days, this stretch of Wisconsin hosts Hamrony Beauty Salon, Dalton Pratt, Sky Shoes, and Everards Clothing. In 1993, the offerings were similar, but … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM sticks with the same block he’s been covering the last couple weeks: Wisconsin and S. Nowadays, this stretch boasts Baytok Tailors, Talio hair salon, Collins Hospital for Animals and a Starbucks. Eighteen … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
GM’s still a little busy unpacking from the move, so he’s going to keep this Not So Long Ago brief. This week GM stays on the upper end of Wisconsin Ave. For expedience sake, GM will reprint what he wrote … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM moves back up to the top of Wisconsin Ave between R and S Streets. Nowadays, from left to right this block hosts Gill & Sons realtor, First Cash pawn shop, P.O. Boxes … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: M St. and 33rd St.
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM stops by M St. and 33rd St. These days, this block contains Pizzeria Paradiso and will soon host Pinkberry. In the background is Thomas Moser on the next block. In 1993, half … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and M St.
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin Ave. just above M St. where the Vinyard Vines and Bebe shops now sit. In 1993, the Vinyard Vines store housed Britches Great Outdoors, a branch of the Georgetown-based … Continue reading
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