August 24, 2010 · 10:00 am

Circulator Takes Over for the Blue Bus Next Sunday

GM mentioned yesterday that in September the Circulator will take over the remaining Blue bus route between Dupont and Rosslyn. He learned yesterday that that the start date is a tad sooner: next Sunday.

As you can see from the above map, the new Circulator route is identical to the Blue Bus. What will be different are the rates: normal fare will still be a buck, but you won’t get a 50 cent discount for showing a Smartrip. Although, you will get to pay with a Smartrip, which is probably worth 50 cents.

So, that means the last call for the Blue Bus will be sometime around 2 AM Sunday morning. By the next morning, Georgetown’s Circulator service will double.

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August 24, 2010 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

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August 23, 2010 · 2:00 pm

The Georgetown Metropolis

3000 block of R St.

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August 23, 2010 · 10:00 am

Georgetown Fall Preview

GM got back from his week off last night, and while the summer still has a few weeks left in it, with the beach behind him and schools open today GM’s views inevitably turn towards the fall. Although it’s ecologically a season of decay, here in Georgetown it will be a season of renewal. Below, Gm takes a look at the projects definitely likely to come on-line this fall and those that might.

The Definite:

  • Georgetown Library – This October, Georgetown’s historic library will be reborn. After a devastating fire in 2007, the library was rebuilt better than it was before.
  • New Circulator route – It was just last fall that Georgetown was fighting to keep our current Circulator route. After a huge grassroots effort (and the intervention of Jack Evans) the old route was saved. Better still, the last Blue bus route will be turned into a new Circulator route. The route is scheduled to start up in September, although you sure wouldn’t know it from the Circulator’s website.
  • Capital Bikeshare – In another September transportation innovation, four Capital Bikeshare stations will be setting up in Georgetown. GM has already signed up, have you?
  • National Pinball Museum – This self-evidently awesome museum is supposed to be opening up in the Georgetown mall this fall.
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August 23, 2010 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

  • The Post tracks down Jeff Nelson and discusses his obsession with Dumbarton Bridge. Is it just a coincidence they decided to write about this topic just a week after GM did, or did they just not give him any credit?
  • GM’s back from the beach, so look forward to regular postings again starting today.

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August 20, 2010 · 2:00 pm

The Georgetown Metropolis

1000 block of 33rd St.

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August 20, 2010 · 10:00 am

Field Guide to Georgetown Homes: The Odd Ones Out

GM is at the beach this week, in his absence enjoy this rerun of his series on Georgetown architecture:

This week GM has been delving into the varieties of historic architecture that we have around Georgetown. For the final installment he is going to highlight the odd ones out, in other words the homes that weren’t built in the dominant styles of Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Romanesque.

First up: Neoclassical

The Neoclassical style was born at the 1893 Chicago’s World Columbian Exposition, where some of the greatest architects of the time gathered to design a grand city of monumental buildings based in the classical style. Since nearly 26 million people visited the “White City”, this new style had wide exposure and quickly became a dominant building style in the early 20th century. Downtown DC was basically rebuilt in the White City’s image. Continue reading →

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August 20, 2010 · 8:00 am

The Morning Metropolitan

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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

  • Price checking on Water Street.
  • Can you believe DC schools start up again on Monday? Two weeks before Labor Day? That’s cold. Anyway, keep an eye out for sleepy kids walking to school next week.

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August 19, 2010 · 2:00 pm

The Georgetown Metropolis

Cady’s Alley

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August 19, 2010 · 10:00 am

Field Guide to Georgetown Homes: The Late Victorian Period

GM is at the beach this week, in his absence enjoy this rerun of his series on Georgetown architecture:

This week GM is exploring the variety of historic architecture around Georgetown. Today he explores the late Victorian Period. For Georgetown that means primarily two styles: Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque.

First up: Queen Anne. The Queen Anne style was developed in England by a group of architects in the 1860s and 1870s. It was meant to evoke a medieval period of English architecture, although it was a bit of a misnomer since the architecture popular during the real Queen Anne was actually a formal renaissance style.

The Queen Anne style that dominated American homes during the 1880s is characterized by asymmetrical design with a variety of different towers and hipped roofs that form an irregular roof line. Also, the surface materials included a variety of textures such as scale shingles and the homes were often decorated with elaborate spindles and other fanciful woodwork.  Basically, the classic “gingerbread” home that comes to your mind when you think of Victorian homes is probably a Queen Anne. Continue reading →

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