State of Georgetown Preview: Closures

I’m still cleaning up the data from my State of Georgetown census, but I wanted to publish another interesting preview today: the list of all the closures.

Before I get to that, just a quick moment on nomenclature. I used the words stores or establishments to encompass all the categories of businesses I track with my survey. They include every type of retail store, restaurant, salon, and even real estate offices. (My rough rule of thumb is that it counts if you could walk in without an appointment and get service.)

So with that said, here is a list of every establishment that was open in Sept. 2023 but is not as of last week. A couple required a guess. Bitty and Beau’s, for instance, has been closed for months and has a sign on the window saying it’s closed for renovations. But I’m skeptical they’re coming back, and their website no longer lists the Georgetown location. Same with Tom Snyder next door. It’s been well over a year since the fire caused their closure. Maybe they’ll actually come back, but for now I’m calling it a closure. Similarly, some establishments change ownership and name, and while the new store is offering nearly identical services to the old, I’m calling it a closure. That wraps in Ilo Day Spa and Janti Cafe.

Additionally, Water Street Gym moved up to Glover Park and J. Crew is supposedly going to reopen at 31st and M. I’m calling them both closures since right now neither of them are open in Georgetown.

Let me know if any of the following are listed in error!