The Georgetown Metropolitan

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• No offense to the Hoyas, but this field has never had so much talent on it as it did yesterday.
• Chef Peter Chang interested in opening in Georgetown.

1100 block of 31st St.

Another historic former church is on the market. And this one comes with a bonus: You get to live across the street from GM!

It’s 1552 33rd St. and it once served as the sanctuary of several Georgetown denominations, such as the Presbyterian church. The 1855 building was converted to residential uses in the 1930s.

While the most distinctive feature of the building is its Tudor style, that was not original to the building. That shouldn’t be too surprising, seeing as it was built several hundred years after the original style fell out of favor, and about 70 years before the style was revived in the United States. Rather, the timber frame style was applied sometime in the mid 20th century. Funnily enough, the current owners, Eric and Jenna Watson, requested permission to return the building to its original non-Tudor style (with clapboard, GM seems to recall) but the Old Georgetown Board rejected it. The faux historical had become actually historical.

But check out how awesome this house is inside:

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Photo by Christopher Michel.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Recently GM speculated what the new owners of the Neam’s market would do with it. Here’s some more substantive info (but still nothing definitive).
• Georgetown professors: fictionalized.

Georgetown University

Photo by Colin Brody.

GM was reminded recently that not all residents of Georgetown realize that they have access to a fantastic service via Georgetown University: extremely rapid and free EMT service.

Through the school’s GERMs program (that’s Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service), students who are fully trained and certified emergency medical technicians are on call 24-7 to respond to any medical emergency you might have. Call them at 202-687-4357 and there will be an ambulance at your house in minutes.

This service is primarily designed for students, but it is nonetheless available to all residents of west Georgetown, Burleith and Foxhall whether you’re affiliated with the university or not. Also, it’s not the official policy of GERMs to offer the services to east Georgetown, the informal policy is to respond nonetheless.

Why not just call 911? Well, these students are just as fully certified as a professional responder. And unless you’re in far eastern Georgetown, GERMs will probably arrive faster than a city ambulance. Moreover they are free, whereas an ambulance dispatched through 911 may charge you $500-$1000 to transport you to a hospital.

GM’s got the number programed in his phone (although he thankfully has never had to use it). You ought to do so as well.

Photo by Handydad.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Silver linings sought.
• Eastbanc completes purchase of Crown gas station.

Oak Hill Cemetery

For those who lived in these parts prior to 2005, you surely remember the great Joe Pozell. Seen above, Pozell bravely directed traffic from the center of Wisconsin and M St.

It was like watching a master conduct a symphony orchestra. With a whistle in his mouth and stop signs on his gloves, he commanded all traffic with authority.

Sadly, he lost his life ten years ago this May while performing this service when he mistakenly stepped into the path of a car. Continue reading →

Photo by Daniel Lobo.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Reminder: Johnny Potseed at the Q&A Cafe tonight.
• Georgetown is expensive, part 1232.