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Construction Fatigue in North Georgetown?
Last month the new Safeway opened up at 1855 Wisconsin Ave. This was a huge construction project for Georgetown, but it was just one of many construction projects either complete or on the drawing board for upper Georgetown. Going all the way back to the major Hardy School renovations, the northern quarter of Georgetown has gone through a significant amount of construction and there is no end in sight. Despite the benefit of a beautifully renovated school and a new palatial supermarket, the neighbors are starting to grumble.
The string of major projects in upper Georgetown starts at least as far back as the Hardy School renovations, beginning in 2005 and only ending in 2008. (You could even perhaps argue that the Georgetown Project of several years prior was the real beginning of the construction streak).
After the Hardy School renovations there was (and still is) the Georgetown Library reconstruction. Then, of course, there was the Safeway project, which brings us up to today.
On the horizon are at least four more significant construction projects: the Jelleff field renovations, the Fillmore School conversion, the Hurt Home, and the Safeway annex (it’s not really an annex, but for now that’s what GM will call it). Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Photo by Hogan67.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Update on Georgetown University’s attempt to build a boathouse.
- One of those “smile, baby” guy’s schtick actually worked in Georgetown.
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Did You Realize: That IBM Was Started Here?
Today GM introduces yet another in his long line of occasional series: Did You Realize? As he digs into the history of Georgetown, GM sometimes comes across a fact or story that is surprising and not widely known.
For the first installment of this new series, GM asks you this: Did you realize that IBM was started here?
It’s true. It all started with the 1890 Census. The prior census almost took an entire decade to compile. Thus to complete the 1890 census on time, the Census Bureau realized that they needed to turn to technology. Serendipitously, just one year earlier, a Buffalo inventor, Herman Hollerith, received a patent on the great-great-great-grandfather of the computer hard-drive: the punched card. Recognizing the benefit of Hollerith’s invention, the Census Bureau hired him. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
Canal by Frankenstein.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Scaffolding down on the Apple Store.
- Old Glory apparently doesn’t have a no shirt-no shoes policy.
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The Georgetown Apple is Here!
No, not really. The technology store still seems weeks away, but if you want to get your hands on a “genuine” “Georgetown Apple”, stop by Safeway. They’re currently selling apples branded with the Georgetown moniker.
From the sign, the apples appear to come from Nature’s Partner, a branch of Giumarra companies. There is no such thing as a “Georgetown Apple”, so this is likely just a private label rebrand of another species. From the company’s offerings, it looks a bit like the Eve apple. Continue reading
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The Morning Metropolitan
West Heating Plant by M.V. Jantzen.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Ten Year Plan discussed in mayor debate.
- CRJ muses on the disappearing last remnants of Nathans.
- Yoga in the Tudor Place gardens is back.
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