The Georgetown Metropolitan

GM joked last year that in Georgetown even the stop signs are lobbyists. The photo is of a bumper sticker stuck to a stop sign near the intersection of 30th and P St. These micro targeted political appeals always seemed a bit odd to GM, but a photo in the New York Times yesterday suggests it worked.

The sticker was put up sometime in the winter of 2014-15. It was targeted at FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who was considering a proposal on “net neutrality“. GM believes these stickers are from people who didn’t want the net neutrality bill to pass. (But frankly it’s not entirely clear). Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Details on a sexual assault Wednesday night (which caused that helicopter you probably noticed)
• How to best watch the Marine Corps Marathon this weekend.

3200 block of R St.

Photo by Rails to Trails Conservancy.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Great view from the top of the Georgetown library.
• Shophouse is being shut down by Chipotle. If only that meant we got Furin’s back…

Dumbarton Oaks

This week for Now and a Long Time Ago, GM is visiting O St. and an idyllic postcard that the Ebay listing for it says is from the 50’s or 60’s.

The specific block is O St. just west of Wisconsin Ave. Nowadays it is a mix of antiques shops, a gym, and some restaurants. The watercolor depiction of the street doesn’t make it clear what type of shops all the shops were. But the shop of the far left appears to be called “Georgetown Temptations”. Post archives indicate that Martha Wrenn Bobbitt McTigue operated a shop in Georgetown with that name from 1965 till 1975. It was described as a gift shop. Continue reading →

Photo by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Giving free food to people who voted is technically illegal, but GM won’t tell on you.
• Some haunted places around Georgetown.

1500 block of 33rd St.

Come on out!

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Martin’s Pub shows up in the Wikileaks dump relating to its attempt to keep the streak of presidents visiting.
• Another example of GM not getting credit for announcing a store’s arrival (in this case COS).