The Georgetown Metropolitan

1700 block of 32nd St.

Earlier this week, GM wrote an article about a home for sale on Pomander Walk. In it he described the home as a “once slave quarters”. This was, shall we say, a bit off.

The great Jerry McCoy noted:

Reading this post I winced when I came to “Once slave quarters, they now host modern residents who have learned to live small.”

All ten of the row houses on Pomander Walk were constructed 1889-90 at the cost of $400.00 each. They were not constructed as “slave quarters” although it is possible that African Americans born into slavery could have lived there.

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Photo by Mrs. Gemstone.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• What to expect with the cat cafe.
• There’s a meeting next Thursday at Dumbarton House to discuss public safety issues. The meeting was organized by the ANC, CAG and the Georgetown Business Association. It starts at 7:00.

1500 block of 33rd St.

A zoning application indicates that a new “juice and taco bar” is opening in Georgetown. It’s called Baco Juice and Taco Bar.

It appears to be a restaurant out of West Chester, Pennsylvania. And GM doesn’t mean it’s a chain that started in the Philadelphia suburb. It has only one location. It’s an odd thing for a restaurant to have a only two locations and for them to be so far apart. But remember that Thomas Sweet similarly only has two locations, with the other being in Princeton, NJ. So that’s good precedent. Continue reading →

Photo by John Griffiths.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• When Washingtonian Magazine recommended routing all car traffic to a tunnel under M St.
• Baked and Wired opens a new (as of not named) location in Mt. Vernon Triangle.

3400 block of Volta Place

Right now–for about $600,000–you have a rare opportunity to own a piece of Pineapple Place. Pineapple Place, of course does not exist. It exists only in the charming children’s story about a boy living in Georgetown who finds a mysterious lane “located” between 3414 and 3415 P St. where the ghosts of children from another age live. Although Pineapple Place doesn’t exist, a house from the street that inspired it–Pomander Walk–is for sale.

Pomander Walk is really a special little street. It’s a group of ten tiny rowhouses on an even tinier alley. Once slave quarters, they now host modern residents who have learned to live small. Continue reading →

Photo by Paul Goddin.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Catching up with that impressive homeless teen who has now enrolled at Georgetown.
• The Daily Caller discovers old Hoya editorials, and you’ll absolutely guess how stupid their take is!

Montrose Park