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3400 block of Volta Place

Frankly, if GM were Jack Evans’ campaign manager, he might point out the poor optics of the candidate’s campaign signs being in a vacant Wisconsin Ave. storefront. He’d also suggest a strategy of “not be corrupt”, but the ship has sailed on both those fronts.

There are two issues GM hears most with regards to Jack Evans’ performance as the former Ward Two Councilmember: his parking and the sorry state of Wisconsin Ave. While it must be tempting for Evans to keep his signs protected from vandalism behind glass, it’s really a bit too on the nose.

Photo by John Weiss.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GU alums rally to support Wisemiller’s.
• Another Georgetown-founded company, this one Framebridge, looks to be going bigtime.

C & O Canal

GM was taking his morning constitutional through Volta Park yesterday and saw that the pool was being vigorously cleaned by three workers. It will be great to dive into the pristine pool come Memorial Day, next year.

GM might have been in part responsible for this scene. Last week he noticed that the pool was about a quarter full of dark green sludge. This seemed like a great way to grow about a billion mosquitos, so he reached out to the local ANC commissioner to alert him of the problem. DPR was contacted and this appears to be the result. Continue reading →

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GU expects to be short $50 mil.
• BID puts up signs encouraging mask use.

3200 block of Reservoir Rd.

Sometimes while researching some historical event, GM comes across old newspaper articles that aren’t really about the thing he was looking for, but which are a fascinating snapshot of the times nonetheless. And one such article about the real estate market in 1902 recently caught his eye. Here are some of the fun stories it tells.

It’s from June 29, 1902. The short article is not entirely about Georgetown; it covers news tidbits from across the District. For example, the iconic Woodie’s Building downtown was being constructed:

That building is, of course, still standing, although the department store closed decades ago:

But obviously it was the Georgetown items that most interested GM. For instance, it discussed a social hall being built on 28th st.: Continue reading →

C& O Canal

Last week, the city released the first map breaking down where the confirmed COVID-19 cases were found in DC. They showed that Georgetown was among the least impacted of all DC neighborhoods, west Georgetown in particular:

Other than the Bolling Air Force Base, west Georgetown was the “neighborhood” with the least cases, citywide, with only 12 confirmed. East Georgetown was more typical for wealthy neighborhoods, with 63.

But many were dissatisfied with the map, since it did nothing to take into account population density. So a reader of Prince of Petworth put together the first map above, using census data to give a per capita rate. And, well, Georgetown looks even better. West Georgetown has a third fewer confirmed cases than the second non-military base neighborhood, with 1.6 cases per 1000 residents to Capitol Hill’s 2.4. East Georgetown ticks up a few spots too. Continue reading →