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Dumbarton Oaks

Right now for sale at the Opportunity Shop at Wisconsin and P, is a precious piece of Georgetown history. It’s one of the signs that once graced the street signs across Georgetown marking what what the old names were. In this case, it is for Third Street, which was the name of P St. west of Wisconsin (which was then known as High St.). Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Dean and Deluca closed temporarily for health violations.
• 20 GU students affected by Trump’s Muslim ban.

3200 block of Grace St.

The Dumbarton Oaks Gardens will be closed for significant renovations starting this July. They will remain closed until the following March.

In a letter to the public, the organization explains:

The time has now come to undertake large-scale improvements to the garden’s water supply network, which dates to the garden’s original creation in the 1930’s. We are therefore obliged to close the gardens to the public from July 10, 2017 to March 15, 2018.

This is a bummer for residents and visitors. But the silver lining is that the gardens will be open for this spring’s fireworks. And they will be reopen by the following spring.

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Multiple readers wrote in yesterday to inform GM that the “QP Shops” sign on N St. is actually “PP Shops”. And the PP stands for Prospect Place, the name of the larger development that includes the condos, Cafe Milano, etc. It was supposedly erected in the 1970s.
• Not many details, but it appears that Ralph Lauren might be leaving its current space.

1600 block of Avon Pl.

Last night GM planned to write a story about what the sign that stands near the Sid Mashburn is in reference to. The sign, seen above, appears to say “QP SHOPS”, at least that’s how GM interprets it. Unfortunately after researching the Washington Post and Washington Star databases, he came up empty. So does anyone know what it’s for?

The sign has been there for at least as long as GM’s lived in Georgetown. It was there when Neyla was open (although for a short time it was covered with a sign for Neyla) and it has remained after Sid Mashburn opened. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Revolution Cycles, which was started and still remains in Georgetown, has been bought by Trek Bikes.
• Another Georgetown original, Phoenix, is not only renovating, but also expanding into the building next door.

1300 block of 31st St.