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Photo by Geoff Livingston.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Stabbing at the British School, but no arrest due to diplomatic immunity.
• Hoya soccer jokingly targets millenialls.

1500 block of Wisconsin Ave.

This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM returns to a similar spot from last week’s inaugural edition. It’s an aerial shot from near the intersection of K and Rock Creek Parkway. But today’s shot is looking west, and from a much later date.

The shot from last week was from about 1947. Today’s shot is not dated on the DDOT website from where it came. It is clearly after that date because the Whitehurst is shown, which wasn’t built until 1949. And at least one building change that GM recognizes would put this photo well into the 1950s, if not 1960s. The blurry cars even look more like 1970s cars.

Here are a few interesting things to notice from a closer look:

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Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• What’s worse: An apartment building or parking garage? The complaints of a 1920s Georgetown nimby.
• 101 year old Washingtonian confirms with his eye-witness testimony the legend of JFK proposing to Jackie at Billy Martin’s.

3000 block of R St.

Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Great story of the 63 year old woman who descends from a slave who was sold by Georgetown University, who has now enrolled at the school.
• Speaking of GU, student activists have successfully pushed for the school to sign a contract with Nike that attempts to ensure worker rights and safety through an outside monitor.

GM heard back in July that the incoming tenant for the old Georgetown theater was a Foot Locker spinoff. He didn’t report on it because he hoped it wasn’t true. But it looks like it was true. Signs are up in the window of the theater showing the proposed signage for the new store: a Footaction.

Footaction is, as mentioned above, a spinoff brand of Foot Locker. It is more about athletic style than genuine athletics. It sells fashion oriented sneakers and sports apparel. It is primarily a store you’d likely find in a mid-level mall in the suburbs, snug beside a Boost Mobile and an Orange Julius stand.

As GM has mentioned, athletic fashion is doing well in Georgetown. But it can’t help but feel like a disappointment that this store is taking over such an iconic property like this. This huge space could have hosted a great restaurant. Or perhaps a grocer or food market. Continue reading →

Cady’s Alley

After much discussion, the ANC will return for its September meeting next week and will consider the proposal to remake Water St. into a far more attractive and functional street. The plan would reconfigure the road, addressing issues of conflict between drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. GM believes it will gain the support of the ANC, however some commissioners will likely express concern about the reduction in parking.

Part of the problem with this stretch is that there is too much parking. In particular there is too much free parking. This tempts drivers down a dead end looking to save some bucks. When they inevitably find all the spots taken, they have to u-turn and head back. This leads to far more congestion than there should be. And drivers trawling for parking spaces are some of the most dangerous drivers there are. With their eyes scanning the curb, they’re not paying attention to what’s directly ahead of them. And they tend to slam on the gas once they decide a block isn’t going to give them a space. Continue reading →

Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A little more about the (second) attempt to landmark the West Heating Plant.
• Larger Sweet Green set to open Sept 10th.