The Georgetown Metropolitan

This week on Old Georgetown in Color, GM returns to Hoya sports. And that craggy granite cliff of a face above belongs to Gus Malley who in 1919 played fullback for the Hoyas. He was just a freshman. He apparently was from Dorchester Mass and went to high school at the prestigious Boston Latin school. When he returned to his home city to play Boston College in 1921, the school’s newspaper admired that “Malley’s line plunging featured Georgetown’s playing in that great 10 to 7 game two years ago.”

Photo by Michael T. Ruhle.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Still time to drink Zombies and pretend it’s still summer.
• Stay tuned here for updates on Volta Park Day as the weather forecasts become a bit more certain.

Dumbarton Oaks

The other day, GM listed all the proposed projects/condos/stores that he could think of that are coming to Georgetown. And of course he missed a few. So here are the few he missed, plus the original list:

Chaia – This “farm to taco” restaurant is opening soon on Grace St. just across from Dog Tag Bakery. GM’s sampled these tacos before and they’re fantastic despite (because?) they’re totally vegetarian.

Prospect St. Development – The Doggett’s parking lot across from Cafe Milano is getting developed into a retail/residential building. No word what retailers will occupy the space, nor when it will be built.

Alexander Hall condos – The Alexander Memorial Baptist church is being converted into condos and a single family home.

Dominos Condos – There was a proposal last spring to build 26 condo units on the site of the Dominos on Prospect. Not much has been heard about this project since then, so GM’s not so sure it’s still going forward. We’ll see.

Ok, did GM miss anything else?

Here’s the original list: Continue reading →

Photo by Michael T. Ruhl.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• How to have a full (and kinda expensive) day out in Georgetown.
• Does making GU students live on campus for three years make GU too expensive? (Surely in contributes somewhat, but it’s hardly the tipping factor when tuition starts off over 3x the cost of room and board.)

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The Rose Park tennis courts will be officially dedicated as the Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker Rose Park Tennis Courts on Saturday October 24th at 3 pm. There will be a bronze plaque honoring the sisters and their achievements, which was paid for by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, and his wife Susan Dimarco (who live across the street from the courts).

On hand at the celebration will be members of the Peters’ family as well as friends and community members who remember them. This includes ANC commissioner Monica Roché, who took tennis lessons as a child from the sisters.

Here’s a list of the speakers scheduled to appear:

• Mrs. Fannie Walker Weekes (daughter of Roumania Peters Walker)
• James Walker Jr. Esq. (son of Roumania Peters Walker)
• Jeh Johnson (Secretary of Homeland Security)
• Tom Birch (ANC commissioner)
• Monica Roaché (ANC commissioner)
• Keith Anderson (Director DC Department of Parks and Recreation)
• Rev. Adam Park (reverend of Epiphany Catholic Church, where the sisters attended)
• David Dunning (President Friends of Rose Park)

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Photo by Rob Shenk.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• It was a lot hard for Apple to open a store here than, say, Tysons. But guess where the CEO decided to make an appearance?
• WBJ reports on the new Georgetown Olive Oil store that’s coming, although doesn’t really add any more information than GM’s already reported.

Georgetown University

GM has done this is piecemeal before, but today to kick off the fall he is listing each and every planned (or substantially rumored) project in Georgetown. In no particular order:

Sid Mashburn: This retail store/coffee shop is going into the old Neyla space on Prospect.

Peet’s Coffee: This coffee shop is going into the old Red Fire Kabob shop across from Georgetown Cupcake at 33rd and M.

New condo building at Key Bridge Exxon: This Eastbanc project appears to be in stasis these days, but GM still expects it to go forward eventually

Restoration of Latham Hotel: This hotel closed in 2012 due to extensive water damage and plans for it to be converted to micro-units appeared a done deal until this summer. In September the property was sold again with plans for a restoration of its use as a hotel the most likely outcome.

Baco Taco: This suburban Philadelphia juice/taco restaurant chose Georgetown as its second location. It will open in that nook off Wisconsin Ave. just north of Q St.

Kit and Ace: This purveyor of “technical cashmere” (which would be more accurately called: cheaper cashmere that you can wash) is supposedly coming to the space occupied by the Levi’s store.

Soul-Cycle: This cultgym is opening up in the old Prince Cafe space on Wisconsin Ave. south of the canal

Sweet Green: And GM has learned that Sweet Green is going to take over the Eagle Bank space next door.

West Heating Plant: The Levy Group has ambitious plans for constructing a condo building where the West Heating Plant currently stands. It’s tied up in approvals and litigation from the DC Preservation League right now.

M and Penn. Building: Speaking of buildings on the east side, Eastbanc is currently seeking approval to construct an apartment building (but not condos) on the site of the gas station at M St. and Pennsylvania Ave.

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