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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and S
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM jumps all the way back to the top of Wisconsin to S St. Nowadays it’s home to the Homemade Pizza Co. and Cafe Divan. As we’ve seen in earlier entries, several stores … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Prospect
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM moves up Wisconsin a few doors from last week. The stretch nowadays hosts the Adidas store and Uggs. Back in 1993, there appears to have been a tailor up the steps called … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Prospect
This week for Not So Long Ago, in honor of the new iPhone 5 that probably will be announced this week, GM stops by the Apple store. Nowadays this stretch of Wisconsin Ave. hosts Ann Taylor Loft, the Apple store, … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: M St. and Potomac
Today for Not So Long Ago, GM finally gets back to M St. Specifically, the corner of M St. and Potomac. In 1993, from right to left this corner held Fettoosh restaurant, Smash Records, Colorfax (a copy store), and Fettoosh … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Prospect
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM stops by a store whose departure (both from Georgetown and then later from rest of the city) left a large hole in people’s hearts: Olsson’s Books. Olsson’s Books was started by John … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Q
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM goes back to Book Hill. Starting from right to left: today these storefronts hold the new restaurant Bookhill Bistro, Manny and Olga’s Pizza, and Sassanova. In 1993 these spaces were occupied respectively … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Dumbarton
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM stops by an old favorite for a lot of Georgetowners: the late Au Pied du Cochon. Au Pied du Cochon means “With a Pig’s Foot”. The Georgetown location was probably named after … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Dumbarton
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM moves down Wisconsin Ave. a bit further. The main subject of the photo was the subject of some recent news: the old Georgetown Theater. As you can see, while the theater (and … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and O
This week on Not So Long Ago, GM finally strolls down from Book Hill a few blocks. The block in question is the east side of Wisconsin Ave. just south of O St. Today it holds BB&T bank, which even … Continue reading
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Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and Q
This week for Not So Long Ago, GM once again returns to the Book Hill section of Wisconsin Ave. In particular it is the ragtag Georgetown Cafe location. Georgetown Cafe was a greasy spoon restaurant that seemed to have its … Continue reading
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