The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Jeff Vincent.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown in the 20s.
• Interview with the CEO of Foxtrot on what to expect with the Georgetown store.

Potomac River

Photo by Bill Starrels.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Nice look at Georgetown Butcher, a year after they opened with the worst timing imaginable.
• Georgetown Glow returns in April.

This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM is visiting a school he only just learned about: the Threlkeld School.

Recently, GM went through a list of all the current and historic schools in Georgetown and where their names came from. But he missed this school building and only learned about it while searching through old newspapers.

The photo above comes from the DC Public Library archives and shows the school at some unknown date. (Although it is likely no later than 1935, since the same photo appeared in a newspaper that year.) The school was on the northeast corner of Prospect and 36th. It was constructed in 1868 and was a public school. It was named after John Threlkold, the fourth mayor of Georgetown. Continue reading →

Montrose Park

GM has a bit of a green thumb and a mild obsession with trying to identify plants and trees. It’s why he started his series on street trees. Well recently a friend told him about a smartphone app that can be used to do the IDing for him, and it’s pure sorcery. If you’re like him, you might want to check it out.

The app is called Picture This and its free to download and use. You just open it up, snap a picture of the plant or tree’s leaves and literally seconds later you get an accurate answer. (And no, this isn’t a sponsored post or whatever. GM is not getting paid to say this.)

For example, GM noticed this attractive small tree in front of a house last week. He had a few guesses at what it was, but wasn’t sure. After snapping a photo he found out almost instantaneously: it’s a cherry laurel. Also recently, GM wanted to finally figure out the name of an unusual plant that has been mysteriously growing in one of his flower pots for a couple years. (Turns out it’s a lemon tree, which is crazy since GM never planted a lemon seed.) Continue reading →

Photo by Jeff Vincent.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A year ago, the first positive Covid case was Christ Church’s Rev Tim Cole. He looks back on what the year has taught him.
• Covid positive numbers from the GU community ticked down again last week.

Montrose Park

A new stationery store is coming to 1355 Wisconsin Ave. It’s called Duly Noted.

The shop would be the only location for the new store. It will offer paper goods, cards, gifts and similar products:

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Photo by Jeff Vincent.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Sandlot beergarden aiming to open by summer.
• Coronavirus numbers continue to be high in Georgetown, likely largely due to is spreading among young adults.