The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by MV Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• International intrigue on 30th St.
• The BID is proposing new signage at major gateways of the neighborhood.

Montrose Park

As we muscle through the Polar Vortex, perhaps it’s some slight solace to remember that it could be worse. Like how it was February 101 years ago. It’s not clear how cold it was, but it was cold enough to freeze the Potomac, which was a salient fact seeing as the river was flooding.

The flood was on the week leading up to February 19, 1918. Here’s an excerpt from the Post’s report on the wreckage:

30,000 Throng Aqueduct Bridge and Neighboring Roads to Witness Wreckage Left By Weeks’ Flood

Everybody nearly was out on the Aqueduct bridge yesterday…watching the ice in the Potomac go by. There were close to 30,000 of them during the height of the rush witnessing and commenting on the greatest flood the Capital has seen since 1889…A young woman stood on the bridge. She was filled with poetry by the maelstrom which whirled beneath her feet. She grasped her escort by the arm “Ain’t it wonderful what nature can do?” she breathed. Continue reading →

Photo by MV Jantzen.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The role of GU in the effort to bring a gondola to Georgetown.
• How a P St. house went from a boarding house to a Princess’s home.

1600 block of Avon Place

About eight years ago, GM asked “What Would be Your Heartbreaker?” The idea was, what store closing would break your heart? GM wrote it in the wake of several beloved stores and restaurants closing, including the news that Furin’s was also on the way out.

Here are some of the answers people came up with, and whether they’ve since closed: Continue reading →

Photo by Kent MacElwee.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Seems both the Karen Millen and the Dominoes Pizza have closed recently. The Dominoes is slated to be redeveloped into condos.
• After a bit of a hiatus, GM is back publishing his photo archive on Instagram. Check it out!

3200 block of S St.

The ANC meets next Monday for its February session. The agenda, below, is fairly ho-hum, but at the beginning of the meeting the ANC will honor Ray Kulkulski, who recently passed away.

Kulkulski was an incredibly active member of the Georgetown community. Over the years he served as an ANC Commissioner and as the President of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. And long after he stepped down from those official positions, Ray was involved in the myriad issues that arise in Georgetown, particularly for lower Georgetown, where he lived for decades.

Kukulski’s death came suddenly, and was a shock given his apparent strong health. His voice will be missed. Continue reading →

Photo by Manylaughs.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown has a surprisingly large group of very successful alumni comedians.
• DC-area Congress reps asking for look into the level of helicopter noise.