The Georgetown Metropolitan

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It’s that time again, and GM will today provide (and slightly update) his annual Intern’s Guide to Georgetown:

As year-round Washingtonians know, it’s that time of year again. Eager young interns have arrived in earnest droves to fill those couple inches on their resumes between their GPAs and their “other interests”. Many of these interns will be drawn to live and/or play in Georgetown. GM publishes the below crash course for interns each year:

To Live:

Even in the boom times, interns don’t get paid much. And these ain’t the boom times. So you’re probably living on little to no pay. Can you afford to live in Georgetown? Maybe. But you’ll have to look hard. You’re young, so you probably can’t even remember a time before Craigslist, so no need mention that. But there are other places to look too. The City Paper still has decent listings, but for the short term rentals that you’re probably looking for you may try off campus housing listings like you’ll find here. Good luck.

To Eat:

The Safeway should be on your weekly checklist. You can load up on groceries without going totally broke. For some variety, go to the Whole Foods up in Glover Park sometimes, or the Trader Joe’s in the West End. Or you could sign up for Car2Go and head out to Costco at Pentagon City to really make your dollar go far.

Or you could eat Chipotle every night. It’s up to you. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Free outdoor fitness classes.
• New GU dorm keeps moving forward.

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This week in Old Georgetown in Color, GM pulled out all the stops and obsessed with getting this one right. And he thinks he may have finally succeeded.

Here are Dorothy Mondell and Elizabeth Taylor Jones in 1923. Miss Mondell was a resident of Georgetown (although it’s not clear if she lived there at the time of this photo). According to the diligent researchers at Shorpy here are couple society mentions she received:

Dorothy Mondell: “often spoken of as the best-dressed Washington girl.”

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Washington Post, Jul 26, 1927.

Mrs. Coolidge to be at Mondell Wedding

Mrs. Coolidge plans to go to Newcastle, Wyo., tomorrow to attend the wedding of Miss Dorothy Mondell, daughter of the former Majority Leader, Frank W. Mondell, to Alexander White Gregg, chief counsel of the Treasury Department. … President Coolidge wanted to attend but found that he could not get away. It will be a 60-mile auto trip for Mrs. Coolidge.

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Washington Post, Oct 25, 1931.

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Mrs. Alexander Gregg, who as Miss Dorothy Mondell, was often spoken of as the best-dressed Washington girl, has kept up her reputation for good dressing as a young matron. Recently, Mrs. Gregg wore a tweed mixture dress on strictly tailored lines and over this she wore one of the ultra modish box jackets of leopard with sleeves coming just below the elbows and the coat ending just above the hips. With this Mrs. Gregg wore a hatter’s plush tricorn.

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Washington Post, Oct 21, 1941.

Mrs. Dorothy M. Gregg Wed to Maj. Davis in Georgetown

Stealing a march on many of their friends, Mrs. Dorothy Mondell Gregg and Maj. Sherlock Davis were married yesterday morning. A wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home in Georgetown, and they left afterward for Anniston, Ala., where Maj. Davis is on duty at Fort McClellan. Although the wedding was anticipated, it was expected to take place later in the week.
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The bride wore a black velvet suit, with epaulettes of braid and a cluster of white orchids. Two clips, of scroll design in three shades of gold, completed the ensemble.

Continue reading →

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• This is really embarrassing for Eastbanc.
• Almost every time this site does a “guess what you can rent in Georgetown” it’s not really Georgetown.

3200 block of P St.

One more reminder that this Friday is the annual Spring cocktail party and silent auction for the Friends of Volta Park. It will have drinks, food, music, and all your neighbors! Win some great auction items, like vacation home weekends or a 24 hour test drive of a sleek Tesla Model S!

All proceeds benefit Volta Park and are crucially needed to keep the park’s landscaping in beautiful shape. So come on out, have a great time and support a worthy cause!

See you Friday night!

Photo by Ehpien.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Councilmember Jack Evans is now a full-time councilmember.
• Georgetown ceased to exist as a municipality 144 years ago, yesterday.

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