The Georgetown Metropolitan

Happy Halloween!

This week for Now and a Long Time Ago, GM is stopping by the old Western High School, which is now the Duke Ellington School for the Arts.

There’s not a ton different on the 35th St. facade from how it was when this postcard was made (probably in the early 20th century). GM just thought you’d like to be reminded of what it looked like to have an open and functional school at that location, as opposed to the gigantic money pit that currently occupies the space. Continue reading →

Photo by Mr. Gray.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM doesn’t see any announcements from DDOT, but you should probably assume road closures throughout Georgetown should be in effect tonight.
• Some Halloween events.

3200 block of N St.

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 →