The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Olaf Zerbock.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Like GM was talking about last week: more human remains found near Volta Park (which used to be a cemetery). It’s basically like in Poltergeist where they “moved” a graveyard by simply getting rid of the gravestones.
• GM learned to his chagrin that apparently it’s not illegal for someone to leave their car out on the street with a busted car alarm going off every hour or so, straight through the night.

1200 block of Wisconsin Ave.

Photo by Elvert Barnes.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown divests from fossil fuels.
• Ye Olde House of Stephanopouli is up for sale again.

1200 block of Wisconsin Ave.

This week on Georgetown Time Machine, GM is visiting a scene he (sort of) sees every single day: the Market Street Presbyterian Church.

The photo is from the Historical Society of Washington, DC, and was taken between 1900 and 1910. It shows the former Presbyterian church that stood on Market St. (now 33rd St.) between 4th (now Volta) and 5th (now Q).

The church used what is now Volta Park as its burial grounds. There are probably thousands still buried there, and probably under nearby homes too. As recently as 2012, human remains were found at a property across Q St. from the park. Continue reading →

Photo by Streets of Washington.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A nicely detailed description of what Foxtrot Market will bring to Georgetown.
• Despite being against public campaign financing when it passed, disgraced former councilmember Jack Evans will use it now in his run for the seat he just quit.

1000 block of Thomas Jefferson St.

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Cool old shot of Thomas Jefferson St.
• Someone seems to have driven into the Potomac and drowned.

1000 block of Potomac St.

Despite receiving a positive vote from the Board of Zoning Adjustment, Call Your Mother is still months from opening in Georgetown. As hinted at by GM last week, the restaurant has several administrative hoops to jump through before welcoming customers.

Specifically, since the BZA granted party status to an opponent, the zoning relief is not effective until the Office of Attorney General issues a formal order. At best this can take three months. Continue reading →