The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Mr. Gray.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The H&M spin-off store, & Other Stories, is opening in early February. (GM still wishes we still had Tacklebox instead…)
• The potential of a revitalized C & O Canal.

1400 block of 31st St.

Tonight at Malmaison, the Citizens Association of Georgetown, will hold a public meeting on the topic of “Crossing the Potomac”. That’s just a fancy way to refer to the topic of the proposed gondola and the rehabilitation of the Key Bridge (which is happening now).

The BID will present the results of the feasibility study of the gondola project. As previously reported, the feasibility study found that the project is, well, feasible. It’s still a lot of work that would have to be done before the gondolas start gliding through the air from Georgetown to Rosslyn, but with the study done, it’s now up to the city and Arlington to decide whether to move forward or not.

The reception starts at 7:00 and the meeting starts at 7:30. See you there!

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• That was quick, Jeh Johnson already sold his house now that he’s not the head of DHS anymore.
• A serial burglar, who hit at least one Georgetown home, was arrested.

1200 block of 33rd St.

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New sculpture down by the waterfront.
• $3.5 mil to sort of live like Thomas Jefferson. (Somewhere a UVA grad just got out their checkbook…)

2800 block of N St.

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• George Beall, a descendant of one of the founders of Georgetown, who also prosecuted Spiro Agnew, has died.
• Seven mil for a condo seems crazy, but this one looks worth it.

3500 block of Water St.

Photo by M.V. Jantzen.

Yesterday a writer at the Washington City Paper mused whether Kalorama is the “New Georgetown”? While the article was really more an excuse to explore Kalorama and didn’t really get around to answering the question, it reminded GM of the interesting history of the two neighborhoods. Kalorama has been the “New Georgetown” for so long that we got a new bridge out of it.

The development of the Kalorama neighborhood took off in the 1890s. Perfectly timed for the gilded age, it was were Washington’s wealthy barons built their castles. Georgetown, on the other hand, had lost its municipal independence and was headed on a downward trend that would not reverse until the 1930s. Hell, it even lost its name as this was during the short lived attempt to rename the neighborhood “West Georgetown”. Continue reading →