The Georgetown Metropolitan

Dumbarton Oaks

This week in Old Georgetown in Color, GM sticks with the Hoya theme (it’s easier to find good old black and white photos of them). The grim fellow above is Bill Hudack. He’s shown here in 1921, the year he captained the squad to a respectable 10-4 record. He was head coach in 1929-30 and found slightly less success, managing a 13-12 record.

Photo by Tim Evanson.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• DC homeless teen given free ride to GU.
• Some musical chairs at the Cappella restaurant.

Georgetown Waterfront Park

This Friday night, the party of the year hits the neighborhood. The Friends of Volta Park is throwing its annual fundraiser at Visitation.

Ok, maybe not the party of the year. It’s the party of the decade. Your grandchildren will ask you about it. Georgetowners in bed this Friday night will think themselves accursed they were not there.

But seriously, it’s a great time. Come out and support a wonderful organization and throw some back with your neighbors. Plus, there are some awesome items up for auction, including a complete wine cellar from Bacchus and weekends at chichi places like Key West and the Eastern Shore.

GM hopes to see you there!

Photo by Tim Evanson.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Probably not the first GU grad to get a job due to who his dad is.
• Phillip Johnson wing of Dumbarton Oaks flagged as one of the best mid-century modern buildings in DC.

1500 block of 35th St.

Photo by M01229.

As GM mentioned briefly yesterday, Serendipity 3 has closed down. The Washingtonian had this to add:

There’s no word yet on why the home of the $1,000 “golden opulence” sundae locked its doors. Under Armour founder Kevin Plank recently bought the building that housed the sweets spot, as well as a luxurious home nearby. Rumors of the sports clothing store moving into Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Northwest, have abounded since. We’ve reached out to the Under Armour team to find out more.

GM has since learned that they received confirmation back from Under Armour that the restaurant has closed. Citypaper dug in a little deeper and found:

that the landlord, 3150 M Street LLC, filed a lawsuit in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of D.C. Superior Court seeking to evict the restaurant on March 12. The complaint alleges the restaurant owed $98,921 from February 14 through March 31.

This is an ignoble end to what was a mostly disappointing saga. As you may recall, after kicking Nathan’s out and leasing the space to the new tenants (Britt Swann and Rodrigo Garcia) the space sat empty for over a year. Even at this point GM was already hearing rumors of dysfunction and speculation about whether it would ever open.

It eventually did open after pretty shoddy renovations and a terrible paint job. GM was never excited about the prospect of such a touristy restaurant, but he always figured it would eventually catch on with said tourists, and suburbanites to boot. But as an average walk by could tell you, that just never happened. Continue reading →

Photo by Tim Evanson.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Georgetown Waterfront has normal people.
• New Orange Anchor will offer dockside delivery.

3400 block of Volta Pl.