Mural by Daquella Manera.
Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
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In one of his earliest posts, GM documented all the stores in Georgetown that are on M St., Wisconsin Ave., or just off these two corridors. The study was inspired by an article by the great Marc Fisher lamenting the “generification” of Georgetown.
The results demonstrated that while there are a lot of chains in Georgetown, there are even more independent stores. A lot more. As of December 2008, of the 427 stores in Georgetown, almost 70% were independent stores.
So what does the picture look like a year later? Pretty much the exact same. [Click here to download the complete list of establishments].
Overall Numbers:
Two weeks ago, GM walked the streets again cataloging every store, restaurant, bar, etc. Here are the overall numbers:
Total Establishments: 443
Total Independents: 308 (69.53%)
Total Chains: 122 (27.54%)
Total Regional Chains (e.g., Five Guys): 13 (2.93%)
(While as discussed below, there were openings in 2009, not all the disparity between 2010’s totals and 2009’s totals can be explained by new establishments. GM was simply a bit more diligent about tallying them all this year.)
For the visually minded, here’s what Georgetown looks like in pie form:
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Photo by David Kleinschmidt.
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The annual Restaurant Week has arrived again. For many this is a chance to try out spots they’d ordinarily consider too expensive (for others it’s a reason to stay home).
So who’s offering deals in Georgetown? Here’s the list according to OpenTable.Com:
On top of the normal restaurant week, 1789 and Farmers & Fishers are making it Restaurant Month by offering specials straight through 1/31.
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Buildings on the Canal by Palkynebtab.
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Nathans by M.V. Jantzen.
Walking by the iconic Nathans building at M and Wisconsin recently you may have noticed that the large sign advertising the building’s availability has come down. GM emailed the agent, Josh Feldman, to see whether that meant a tenant was found. His response “[w]e are close to tenanting the building but I cannot comment past that. I am sure we would all like to see the corner achieve its potential.”
Could this mean we’ll finally bring some life back to the southeast corner of Georgetown’s crossroad? GM hopes so, but when informed about the news, a person very knowledgeable of the Georgetown commercial real estate market was very skeptical. Â So don’t get too excited until we see some more evidence.
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Big Wheel Bike’s big bike by Kevin H.
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