The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Anti-Semitic graffiti found at GU.
• Not sorry to hear this: Foot Action pulls out of plan to lease Georgetown theater space.

Potomac River

According to a reliable tip, a new bicycling clothing store is coming to 3025 M St. (which formerly held the American Apparel store). The store, Rapha, specializes in clothing and accessories for road bicyclists (i.e. bibs, biker shorts, cold and wet weather gear, etc.)

The London-based company has only a handful of American stores so far. So DC is somewhat lucky to be added, although the bicycling scene here certainly justifies it. Continue reading →

Photo by Jon Sonderman.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Permits posted for Amazon book store.
• Buy a classic Tiki drink at Chez Billy Sud and support hurricane relief efforts.

3100 block of P St.

The City Kids Theater, a program from the National Conservancy of Dramatic Arts, will return with a show the next two weekends. Tickets are free, so you can’t beat the price.

The show this time is the Adventures of the Extra Ordinary Super Heroes:

It seems like a regular Monday for these unlikely purveyors of justice but an emergency of global proportions changes all that. Join this band of improbable and lovable crime fighters as they utilize their decidedly ordinary skills to save the day!
A smart and funny play recommended for ages 5 – 13.
The show runs 40 minutes.

Continue reading →

Photo by John Weiss.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Projects that would’ve helped or hurt Georgetown, had they actually happened.
• A tipster informs GM that the old Rugby space is being demo’d and a permit is posted to split the space into two retail spaces. Still no word on whether tenants have been found for it.

Dumbarton Oaks

This week for Georgetown Time Machine, GM is checking out a rare view of lower Georgetown. This photo, from the DDOT collection, is rare because so many of the vintage shots of lower Georgetown focus on the waterfront factories and warehouses. The jumble of industrial and residential buildings between K St. and M St. don’t typically feature in old photos like this.

There is so much to see in this photo, GM doesn’t even really know where to start. Unfortunately he can’t quite start with the date, since that isn’t clear from DDOT’s records. From looking at the cars, GM would guess the 1950s, but that’s just a guess.

The street at the bottom of the photo is 30th St. The large building just below and right of center is still there, part of the foundry building:

People used to park along the canal: Continue reading →

Photo by Olli Thomson.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• This is what the Wawa is going to look like.
• A closer look at the new, and huge Sweet Green.