The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Madda Fella, another southern clothing store, is holding a pop-up in the old Capitol Prague space. (GM is counting this as yet another example of clothing stores taking over former restaurant space on M St., even if it is just temporary.)
• Have a Night out with Georgetown authors Nov. 19th.

3300 block of N St.

Photo by DoD News Features.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

•  Why Wisconsin Ave. looks different between Q and R these days.
• GM always assumed this building was just a garage. Guess not.

Potomac River

In his retelling of the story of the Exorcist Steps, GM described 36th St. prior to the steps’ construction as “flowing over” a steep rocky hillside running from Prospect down to M St. A reader wrote in an corrected GM. 36th St. was on maps but it wasn’t really much of a true road.

The photo above from 1865 shows 36th St. (which at the time was called Gay St.) as it tumbles down to M St. (which was itself known as Falls St. at this time). It’s a stretch to call it a street. Yes you could probably scramble up the slope to get to Prospect St., but it would be even harder than it is to sprint up the Exorcist Steps today. Continue reading →

Photo by DoD News Features.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Keep the Halloween season alive with a nightly ghost tour.
• GM left too early to do a proper write-up of Monday’s ANC meeting. Here’s a good one.

Volta Park

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM was asked for the best first date location in Georgetown, and he suggested Chez Billy Sud. Any other suggestions?
• GM finally got around to reading Ghost of Georgetown. As much as it’s obviously about ghosts, it’s also a fabulous history of actual Georgetown. Pick it up and read it sometime!

Yesterday the new Georgetown Olive Oil Co. opened at 1524 Wisconsin Ave. The store offers offers over 65 different varieties of olive oil and aged balsamic vinegars. GM stopped by for a tasting last night and sampled from about a dozen different varieties, including straight (and relatively mild) olive oil from Chile, to a much more peppery one from South Africa. The vinegars provided a huge range of flavors, from sweet fig, and smooth chocolate, to bitter orange, and fiery chipotle. Continue reading →

2900 block of M St.