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Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• What’s going on with the trolley bridge to the west of Georgetown.
• The owners of Ristorante Piccolo filed for bankruptcy.

3000 block of Canal St. (yes, that’s the actually address of those buildings along the towpath)

As GM reported back in March, the longtime craft retailer, Appalachian Spring, would close at the end of its lease. At the time there was some question as to when exactly the store would vacate. But now the store is announcing that it will open for the last time June 24th.

This is a sad loss for the neighborhood. Appalachian Spring has been here for almost fifty years. There are only a handful of stores or restaurants with a longer tenure. And given the nature of their departure (a dramatic hike in rent) it seems unlikely we’ll see the space occupied by any retailer half as interesting as Appalachian Spring.

So make sure to stop by before the end of June 25th to pick up one last gift and say goodbye.

Photo by Bill Starrells.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Get a discount on your water bills by disconnecting your downspout.
• Sequoia partially reopens.

Potomac River

This week for Now and a Long Time Ago, GM is back with another photo from the Wymer Maps. This one is of the Corcoran School on 28th but from M St. (Don’t get it confused with the Fillmore School on 35th, which was until a few years ago owned by the Corcoran Art School and was covered with large “Corcoran” signs. The school on 28th is actually named after Thomas Corcoran, a former mayor of Georgetown. It was his son, William Corcoran, who founded the Corcoran Art Gallery, which ran the art school until it sold it to Georgetown Washington University.)

It’s a view you can’t get anymore since the construction of the office building complex on the former playground/parking lot of the school. GM is not sure when that complex got built since it’s not in the master building database he uses, but it sure looks like it was built in the 1980s. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The Current supports keeping the Circulator going up Wisconsin Ave.
• Georgetown Parasol Share returns.

Georgetown University

Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Nice update on the trolley bridge just west of Georgetown.
• The Georgetown woman behind Scout bags.