Photo by Ehpien (of a photo at GU Hospital).
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GM is taking another stab at his attempt to colorize Old Georgetown. Today’s victim is a Georgetown University basketball team from the 1920s (care of GU).
The fellow on the far left appears to be James Colliflower, who managed the team during the 1921-22 season. If that’s correct then we can say this photo is of that team.
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Photo by Rudi Riet.
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As part of his occasional Why Not series, today GM ponders this: Why Not hold parades in Georgetown?
This thought occurred to him when he took in the Alexandria Scottish Christmas parade in Old Town last December. This parade–along with the equally Celtic St. Patrick’s Day Parade–always brings the best out of the Alexandria community. The route is lined, often several rows deep, with cheerful residents and visitors. The homeowners get into the spirit by decorating their houses with the St. Andrews flag and donning kilts. And following the parade, the shops are mobbed with people eager to knock a few names off their Christmas gift list.
The parades always leave GM a little bittersweet. Does Georgetown lack the sort of community spirit that Old Town has? Or does it lack the opportunity to express it?
What GM particularly likes about the Old Town parade is that it spends most of its route winding through the quaint residential streets. Perhaps that’s why the residents get so into it, they’ve got no choice.
So why not bring that opportunity to Georgetown with a parade of its own?
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Photo by Paul Healey Photo.
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As GM mentioned last week, Carol Joynt has the scoop on yet another revamp of Georgetown’s Marvelous Market. She writes:
The Georgetown location of Marvelous Market will be “revamped,” [store-owner] Thompson says, adding that there are 10 to 15 years remaining on the lease. “We plan to do some different things with the menu. We’re looking at bringing in a salad station, a pizza station.” The location already has a wine license, and Thompson mentions also procuring a liquor license. “We’ve got some good ideas about what we could do with that property,” he says, including a “wine garden,” but “we are constrained by local ordinances.”
Marvelous Market seems to undergo these sorts of revamps every few years. GM distinctly remembers them having pizza some ways back. And a retread is probably not what this space needs.
But it is true that the space has a ton of potential if they could just find the right operator, which they are seeking. GM would love (love) to see Jamie Stachowski expand his butcher shop here. A true farmers market, like Smuckers Farms on 14th St., would also be welcome. So too would a wider selection of craft beer. Continue reading
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Photo by Esther Dyson.
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