The Kennedy family at home on N St., 1959.
Now and a Long Time Ago: Wisconsin and O
This week on Now and a Long Time Ago, GM heads up Wisconsin to the old Georgetown theater.
At the center of this collage is a photo of the block from 1960 (it might help to click on the photo to blow it up). At the center you can see the theater. At the time it was still an active and functioning theater. It was to remain open for another 26 years after this photo was taken.
Two doors up the street on the same side you can see an old Magruder’s grocery store, a family-owned store that used to dot the city. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Ehpien.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Finding a 5-leaf clover seems less a harbinger of luck than it is of genetic disorders.
- GM reported the other day that he wasn’t sure who between Gypsy Sally’s and Smith Point had priority for the new tavern license. The Current reported that in fact Gypsy Sally’s is first in line.
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Oral History on Tap at City Tavern Tonight
Georgetown’s history is well documented in photographs and history books. But an even richer source of the neighborhood’s history is in the stories of those still alive to tell them. And tonight CAG is holding its annual meeting focused on the oral history of Georgetown.
The meeting is at 7:00 at a building that is about as historical as they get in DC: the City Tavern Club (so this is also a great opportunity to get a peak in this private club for free!) On the panel giving their stories will be Steve Kurzman, Barbara Downs, Pie Friendly, Billy Martin (of Martin’s Tavern), and Chris Murray. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Hewy.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- The night U2 played Georgetown.
- Most expensive rentals include a couple Georgetown homes.
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Georgetown Venues Race for Tavern License
As reported by WBJ last week, due to the former Saloun liquor license being allowed to lapse, a new tavern license is available in Georgetown. The Post reported yesterday that two existing venues, Gypsy Sally’s and Smith Point, were the first through the door to try to claim the new license.
Bit of background: There a several different types of liquor licenses in DC. Of relevance to this discussion are restaurant licenses and tavern licenses. A holder of a restaurant licences is required to get a certain portion of its revenues from the sale of food, and must regularly report its sales to ABRA to certify its compliance. A tavern license, on the other hand, comes with no food sales requirements. Thus tavern licenses are often viewed as desirable by bar owners.
Georgetown has been subject to a liquor license moratorium for several decades. That moratorium has both an overall cap, that applies to restaurants and tavern licenses combined, and a specific cap on just tavern licenses. No new tavern license may be issued until the number drops below six. (Which is different than saying there may not be more than six period. The moratorium limit of six was set at a time when there were more than six out there. Over time they’ve steadily been converted or abandoned.) Once Saloun failed to renew their license (which was, frankly, stupid of them) the number of taverns dropped below six and consequentially a new one may be issued. Continue reading
The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Ron Cogswell.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Chef Gerard Pangua, of the legendary Gerard’s Place, is taking a more full-time role at Malmaison. Also, Cafe Bonaparte will become the “Brooklyn” to Malmaison’s “Fifth Ave.”, apparently.
- Nobody has picked up a petition to run for the vacant ANC seat. Anyone in northeast Georgetown interested?
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