The Georgetown Metropolitan

3400 block of Volta Pl.

CityLab published an article yesterday discussing the great life’s work of DC resident from the last century: John P. Wymer. As a personal hobby, Wymer spent thousands of hours between 1948 to 1952 charting the geography of the District and taking thousands of photos. After decades of the photos being hidden away, the work of a dedicated librarian is making them available again.

Wymer ultimately took 4,000 photos of average life around DC. Jessica Richardson Smith, the librarian, is meticulously digitalizing these photos and merging them with Google Streetview to enable you to quickly place all the photos on the map. She has already digitalized about half of the photos and the map can be found here. Continue reading →

Photo by Bill Starrels.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Luke Russert was at the ANC meeting the other night, rallying against the Key Bridge Exxon development.
• What’s the future of retail in Georgetown?

3200 block of Reservoir St.

Last week, GM accidentally advertised an open house at his daughter’s school for last Saturday, when the open house is actually THIS Saturday. Sorry! Here’s the corrected announcement! If you’re interested, GM hopes you can make it!

If you’re looking for a great nursery school right here in Georgetown, look no further than the fabulous Children’s House of Washington. The school is having an another open house this Saturday, June 3, from 9 am – 12 pm. It’s located in the Dumbarton Methodist Church at 3133 Dumbarton St., just east of Wisconsin Ave.

The Children’s House of Washington (or C.H.O.W.) is a Montessori school. GM has sent his daughter there for three years, and he can say with confidence that it was absolutely one of the best decisions we made for her. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown did pretty well on Washingtonian’s Best Of lists.
• As a Tiki lover himself, GM can approve of this recommendation of Farmers, Fishers and Bakers’ Tiki menu.

3300 Block of Q St.

The ANC meets tonight for its June session. There are a couple of interesting items on the agenda:

• Several items relating to the saga of the Duke Ellington School renovations. The Burleith community has been raising alarms recently about the impact of the rush to finish the construction in time. Some have even called for the construction to halt, which is not likely to happen. DCPS has staked too much on finishing this and will likely barrel through whatever complaints to get there.
• An item in community comment will address the widespread issue of unpermitted work.
• Zannchi is adding a tea bar upstairs called Kung Fu Tea.

Here’s the rest of the agenda: Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Bibibop Grill coming to Georgetown.
• A nice description of all the challenges the remain for the West Heating Plant development.

1500 block of 28th St.