The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• This isn’t exactly the “latest” news, but GM thought he’d pass on the fact that the “pop-up” District Donut on Cady’s Alley is going to be there for at least a year. So show your love and maybe it’ll stay even longer!
• Moving letter from Georgetown resident in 1945 protesting the segregation of DC parks (in this case, the exclusion of white residents from Rose Park).

2900 block of Dumbarton St.

As GM mentioned earlier this week, families of Hyde-Addison Elementary school and other community members are lobbying the DC Public Schools to provide a local “swing space” while the gym is being build at the school over the next year or two. Now those behind the efforts have drafted a petition. GM hopes you will sign it.

GM has heard some rumors that give him reason to be hopeful that a local option will be selected, but we need to keep up the pressure to have any hope that that will come to be. So please sign the petition!

The petition can be found here and here’s the flyer the group prepared:

Photo by Joe Flood.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• New York Times columnist, and Georgetowner, Maureen Dowd will be at the next Q & A Cafe.
• The difficulty, and social awkwardness, of converting churches to condos, like the Alexander Memorial church in Georgetown.

3000 block of Dumbarton St.

By GM’s estimation, Montrose Park is one of the most fabulous parks in the city. But for all its beauty, its tennis courts are in terrible shape. It’s a problem that’s only gotten worse over the years. Thus it was great news when GM heard that they are finally (hopefully) going to get renovated (eventually).

The courts at Montrose Park have a long history. The photo above is of Montrose Club tennis team in 1925, who apparently won the Suburban League that same year. Yet sadly, it seems as if the courts haven’t been cared for much more recently then that date. Continue reading →

Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GU trying to sell tickets with a marriage proposal package. This sounds like a terrible idea.
• Support earthquake relief and learn some Italian cooking at Via Umbria.

1300 block of 29th St.

Recently GM happened on a photo (above) he took in the middle of September 2013 of his street as a giant crane was being used to install his new HVAC equipment. What he noticed was how much worse the trees appear on this block than they do now, almost exactly three years later:

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Photo by Marc Andre.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Wingos is expanding to Adams Morgan.
• The old canal boat (which is not really that old) is finally going to be taken away as the massive reconstruction project begins on several locks.